Re: SEMIS Bulletin
John F. Sowa wrote:
> Just look at the contrast:
>
> 1. In 6 years time with ZERO hype and an insignificant
> amount of funding, the WWW evolved from a couple
> of lonely programmers to Netscape and the essential
> features of what we see on the web today.
>
> 2. In 6 years (1998 to 2004) with ENORMOUS hype and
> funding, the semantic web has evolved from Tim BL's
> book to a few prototype applications, which are less
> advanced than technologies of the 1970s such as SQL,
> Prolog, and expert systems -- and they're doing it
> with XML, which is far less advanced than LISP,
> which was developed in the 1950s.
But you're implying that the WWW and Semantic Web are completely
different entities. Nothing could be further from the truth. There's a
one huge difference between the current fledgling applications and those
of 1970's expert systems - the RDF and OWL apps can work on the web.
There is a web to work on, and that's what they were designed for.
Where is that ENORMOUS hype taking place? The web. I'd call that
bootstrapping.
To put it another way, the WWW is the Semantic Web 80% done.
And cheese is more advanced than chalk...
Cheers,
Danny.
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