Re: onto-std@ksl.stanford.edu
Phil,
I agree that would be a useful thing to do:
> Rather than seek to develop a "standard", perhaps the focus
> should be on developing "common", useful ontology kernels /
> frameworks....
But who is going to pay for it. If it's going to be done by
volunteers, who is going to coordinate the volunteers, and
how do you ensure consistency, reliability, etc.?
As for systems that people have paid money to build, Cyc is
the premier example. But after 23 years of development, it
still does not generate enough money to keep itself in business
without a major influx of research grants.
Over the years of SUO efforts, we went round and round on these
funding issues without getting answers that had money attached.
John