SUO: Re: Industry takeover
John,
At 01:43 PM 4/29/2003 -0400, John F. Sowa wrote:
>Adam,
>
>We all agree on the importance of mapping ontologies,
>we all agree that you can't use an SUO without mapping,
>and we all agree that mapping is necessary for developing
>an ontology.
>
>AP> 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.
>
>All I'm asking is that the three groups make an honest
>effort to cooperate.
I like collaboration and cooperation, we've collaborated with many people
in creating SUMO, but it has to have a point. Until someone can show even
the simplest practical problem addressed concretely (not in English text
but a proof) by IFF I have no idea what concrete steps toward collaboration
with IFF we could take.
> If some parts do not prove to be
>appropriate for standardization, then they don't have
>to go into the standard. But we don't have to make
>that decision until the final draft.
>
>The point of the joint proposal is that all three
>groups cooperate. I would be happy to revise it
>to say that whatever goes into the final draft of a
>proposed IEEE standard will be just those parts
>
>1. which prove their value during the collaboration
>2. and which the entire SUO committee votes to
> include in the standard.
>
>John
I agree with the sentiment, but it has to be backed up. Since you believe
so strongly in IFF, why not show some little example (a proof, not English
description) of how it adds value to SUMO?
Adam