>Debbie,
>
>Yes, but it's necessary to know why the user must participate:
>
> > I ... want to emphasize the point is to have the end user
> > participate in the design process.
>
>The users' participation is essential to educate the chief
>designer, who must fully understand the problem.
>
>The users can never discover all the details of what might be
>possible unless they become technologists -- and in most cases,
>that is not practical. Therefore, the chief designer must learn
>from the user (without prefiltering by managers, planners, and
>requirements surveys). (01)
I am having trouble understanding what it is that you guys are all
happily agreeing about here. This managementspeak would make sense if
we were talking about designing a building or a chemical plant or a
nuclear power station. But we are talking about ontologies. Who
exactly is the "user" of an ontology? Can anyone give me an example? (02)
Pat (03)
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