I agree Denise that one approach can be constraining - in practice it
can also be dangerous - though don't want to deny the value of a shared
infrastructre for supporting data sharing (01)
Colleaguesdesigning software for safety compliance across oil and gas
installations found that having one common model
actually made sites LESS safe. Being forced to implement systems that
did not reflect the local context meant that in practice it increasingly
necame the norm to disregard ALL of it. His approach was to define a
common core that reflect fairly invariant features and have a formally
documented locally managed version that reflected the needs and
affordances of the local domain and the local workforce. (02)
Jenny Ure (03)
dbedford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: (04)
>Azamat,
>
>To assume that everyone will think about things in the same way is neither
>desirable nor probable. In Los Altos, CA grocery stores may organize food by
>"events" - breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. In Washington DC grocery stores
>organize food by 'food groups' - vegetables, bakery, beverages, dairy. There
>is
>no single way to define classes of food that works for everyone and there need
>not be. There are many equally valid options depending on the actors and the
>context.
>
>On a practical level, not everything fits into classes. Hierarchies and class
>schemes are one of the most restrictive data structures, and while there is an
>inherent logic - it does not cover much of what an ontology really needs to
>address (in my humble opinion).
>
>Logical inheritance based on classes assignment is also a basic assumption that
>I think should be critically and openly debated in the ontology community.
>Perhaps it has been, and I've missed the discussion.
>
>Best regards,
>Denise
>
>
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