Re: [egov] Groups - Taxonomy glossary 2004-06-14 uploaded

[Duane Nickull <dnickull@adobe.com>]

  Maewyn:

Looks good.  I have one question however.  In Amsterdam we talked about 
taxonomy harmonization and I was fairly sure we decided that "Harmony 
Reconciliation" may be a better goal/term.  

I am speaking just for myself but I firmly believe the notion that the 
whole world will use one harmonized vocabulary is not valid.  I think it 
will never be this way and we need to focus on a mechanism for 
reconciliation of existing taxonomies rather than trying to force 
harmonization.

Einstein said "When solving a problem you must not use the same thinking 
you did when you created the problem".  The problem has been created by 
those who did work under the auspices that the entire world will use one 
taxonomy.  One will never work and I believe going forward on the basis 
that there will be more than one taxonomy will make our work more relevant.

Duane Nickull
(Speaking only for himself)


maewyn.cumming@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk wrote:

>The document Taxonomy glossary 2004-06-14 has been submitted by Maewyn Cumming (maewyn.cumming@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk) to the eGov Harmonising Taxonomies SC document repository.
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>Document Description:
>This is the initial draft of the glossary of taxonomy related terms. 
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>http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/egov-taxonomy/download.php/7242/Taxonomy%20glossary%202004-06-14
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