Re: [huml] It is starting, folks, so do we want to drive or ride this train?

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

Thanks, Peter,

I find this very heartening. My hope has been that the recent fall 
off of interest has been largely due to scheduling and other 
circumstances beyond our control.

I look forward to working with you.

Ciao,
Rex

At 7:03 AM -0700 4/13/05, Peter Yim wrote:
>Rex,
>
>I'm with you (although, I've only signed up as an observer, because 
>I knew this cannot be at the top of my priority list, at least for a 
>while.) This is one subject area I am genuinely interested in (ref. 
>the message I sent you on 9/21/2004 upon Russ' introduction).
>
>I do want to put some time in (after this week, though, I have Uncle 
>Sam to take care of now) to try to understand more fully, your 
>vision in this matter, and to explore how I can contribute. Since we 
>are close enough to each other, maybe we can even get together for 
>coffee or lunch, which is something I had wanted to do all along.
>
>Keep up the great work!
>
>Sincerely.  =ppy
>--
>
>
>Rex Brooks wrote Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:10:03 -0700:
>>http://www.internetweek.com/allStories/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160701690
>>
>>The subject line sums it up. I have from time to time fowarded 
>>articles and reports on various aspect of our field, hoping that it 
>>will strike a chord or resonate with some of you, and this is 
>>another such.
>>
>>I hesitate to allow myself to sound as disappointed as I feel in 
>>this group since I have been the cheerleader for such a long time 
>>now that I feel personally responsible for our lack of progress. 
>>Also, I don't want to alienate any of you who happen to be left, 
>>now that my own schedule has cleared enough that I can actually 
>>genuinely schedule the work I have been touting for so long, but 
>>here it is.
>>
>>If we are going to continue, and this is very important to me 
>>personally, we need someone in addition to yours truly who is 
>>willing to put in some real time and effort.
>>
>>I have tried, but obviously not sufficiently. I will make one more 
>>push, but please understand that if I don't see some response from 
>>this effort, which is happening at a bad time--leading up to the 
>>New Orleans OASIS Symposium, (which I can't afford to attend and 
>>promote HumanML), which is followed immediately by the heart of 
>>summer vacation season when people just drop off the map again 
>>until fall, unless one happens to share in their summer conference 
>>schedules.
>>
>>I will get the revision of the primary base done and I will synch 
>>it to the Owl Ontology that accompanies and links a resource 
>>framework to it.
>>
>>We'll see what happens.
>>
>>To relay my views of the subject line: if we are not going to drive 
>>this train, we should probably get off and let the businesses who 
>>only want to make money do as they will anyway, but we can't ever 
>>say that we were unaware of the consequences. It's our future that 
>>we are p-----g away here.
>>
>>Ciao,
>>Rex
>>
>>--
>>
>>Rex Brooks
>>President, CEO
>>Starbourne Communications Design
>>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
>>Berkeley, CA 94702
>>Tel: 510-849-2309


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Rex Brooks
President, CEO
Starbourne Communications Design
GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tel: 510-849-2309