RE: [regrep] Is there a need to discuss ontology tool support in the Semantic Content Management Subcommittee?

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Yes, 
as a standards organization we are to be "tool neutral".

  

  
-----Original Message-----
From: zack2003 
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Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 
  7:45 PM
To: 'Farrukh Najmi'; 
  
Subject: [regrep] Is there a need to 
  discuss ontology tool support in the Semantic Content Management 
  Subcommittee?

  

  
<ZA>Is there a need 
  to discuss ontology tool support? </ZA>

  
 

  
<Farrukh>Again this 
  topic could also be a discussion thread. My gut feel is that 

  
as a standard we have 
  tended to stay away from getting into tools. 

  
However, if we build on 
  existing standards such as OWL then we should 

  
have no trouble supporting 
  ontology tools without ever saying anything 

  
about them specifically in 
  our specs.</Farrukh>

  
 

  
<ZA> The question of 
  tool support often comes up in the ontology community.  The ontology 
  community uses the HTML as the model to make their point.  The argument 
  goes that HTML adoption exploded once there were tools that automated the 
  production of web pages.  The belief is that ontology adoption will grow 
  rapidly once the tools and methodologies remove a lot of the complexity.  
  Should the Semantic Content Management Subcommittee be concerned with how best 
  to support tool vendors?  If so, should this support be added to an ebXML 
  Registry Ontology? </ZA>

  
 

  
 

  
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