[huml-comment] RE: Apartment Clerk Informal Scenario

["Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamilton@acm.org>]

Len, thank you for this.

I think there is value in continuing to explore this scenario.  I need to
move on to other work and I am looking at what could be done simply here to
provide a contribution to the Human ML effort.

My first thoughts are to layer things, as you put out.

1.  Take this example (even though it seems far-fetched in the present) into
a future "likely story."  Assume that there is some sort of appliance (maybe
even an ear piece) used by the clerk.  Simplify the idea of the technology
and consider that an electronic advisor is actually used.

2.  Look at the layers between this likely-story situation and the nature of
the application and where the database or knowledge base that is drawn on
comes into it.

3.  Look for what is essential about HML being used down there, and how is
it used and by whom.

That is, we are navigating some layers of abstraction to get to how HML at
(3) [what is in some sense the likely direct use, as a plausible story] is
"worked" to contribute to the situation at (1) and exactly what is the gain.

One key question I then have is what is the point and purpose and value of
interoperability at that level?

I don't know when I can have more than that to say.  It's my thinking at the
moment.

-- Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:clbullar@ingr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 13:16
To: 'dennis.hamilton@acm.org'; humanmarkup-comment@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [huml-comment] PC-33 -Section 4.4.6-race


I'll try this but only informally.  Much would depend
on the particular application created using the HumanML
primary types.  This information takes time to create,
should be inspected by members of the group so described,
and must be layered for detail.

[ ... ]

IOW, and this all depends on good information, it
acts like an advisor.  HumanML categorized databases
for different cultures can be created using XML by
members of that culture, put up on the web for
servers anywhere to access, and in fact, the
application you have been using is a vanilla
HTML web form.  Nothing exotic or quixotic.

len