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Subject: [topicmaps-comment] OASIS vs W3C
Scott Your concerns are relevant and well-thought, as usual > ... how does the OASIS TC's compare with the W3C Web Ontology (WebOnt) WG (http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/WebOnt/) in terms of providing "ontology vocabulary" (or higher) in Tim B-L's depiction of the semantic web architecture (http://www.w3.org/2000/Talks/1206-xml2k-tbl/slide10-0.html)? I can't answer of course for this - still potential - Member Section. But it's clear and explicit in guidelines for OASIS TC's that liaison with working groups on similar questions, inside or outside OASIS, is "strongly recommended". The Published Subjects TC, for example, should not work "from scratch", and take into account any legacy on that matter, and the similar ongoing efforts as the one you mention. > I hope the imminent! OASIS TopicMaps.Org member section will provide a forum to address those architectural issues first, before we dive (prematurely) into the (seemingly random) creation of TM-related TC's. "Random" is a rather tough qualification at that time. The sample is too small to test any statistical model :) But you have to keep in mind the fact that Member Sections and Technical Committees have somehow independent legal status inside OASIS. Even if the creation of TC's may seem "random" to you, it's submitted to OASIS Board approval, and I trust this approval process and rules to be a safeguard against too much "randomness". It's in fact that kind of safeguard that the community has looked for in the transition into OASIS. The TC's created must be relevant not only in the frame of the Topic Maps community (or a part of it) but of the wider communities represented in/by OASIS. Regards Bernard ------------------------------------------------- Bernard Vatant - Consultant Mondeca - "Making Sense of Content" www.mondeca.com bernard.vatant@mondeca.com -------------------------------------------------
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