SUO: Re: Industry takeover
John,
At 01:19 PM 4/29/2003 -0400, John F. Sowa wrote:
>Adam,
>
>I agree that Robert and the other IFFers
>have a responsibility to demonstrate the
>utility of their approach.
>
>But I can't accept the following point as an
>excuse for ignoring the problem of mapping
>ontologies:
>
> > I agree, but that doesn't mean that's what
> > this group is supposed to be focusing on.
> > Often when standards processes progress,
> > new needs are discovered, and new groups spin off.
I'm not suggesting ignoring the issue of mapping. I have one person in my
group working nearly full time on exactly that problem so I agree
completely that it's an important topic. The only point I'm making is that
work isn't a primary topic for this group, any more than creating a new
standard for high bandwidth WiFi is the charter of this group. A
worthwhile effort, but different.
Adam