Re: [xtm-wg] Again: How might we tie more formal semantics to TMs?

[Sam Hunting <sam_hunting@yahoo.com>]

> So, bearing in mind that a formal semantics is an engineering
> artefact with an intended purpose like any other,
> - what is the intended purpose of a formal semantics for TM, as
> discussed in Alexander's mail?
> - ... and what criteria woudl you-all wish to apply to decide whether
> some proposed semantics was fit for that purpose?

Maybe I'm just not getting it... But why should topic map markup have a
single formal semantic attached to it (engineering artefact ->
application) -- if that is indeed the question?

S. 

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