Andreas, (01)
We make money by making aircraft that don't fall out of the sky,
not by simulating their performance (though obviously we make more if we
get that right too :-)). My views derive from the very practical problem
of getting bits of metal and plastic to fit together - think of a
numerically controlled milling machine as a sort of 3D plotter. That is
what, in this instance, I mean by behaviour. (02)
Sean Barker
Bristol, UK (03)
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contrary non-withstanding. It is the opinion of the author, and does not
represent an official company view. (04)
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> Subject: [ontolog-forum] Model or Reality (was: Current
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> > Chris Menzel:
> > "Its only when we ground the semantics of the data in the
> behaviour of
> > the application/organization that we have any hope of success, and
> > then only after a long and painful process of testing."
> >
> > Sean Baker
> > The point being that the terms of the definition need to be
> linked to
> > real behaviour, and not to an interpretation of a model, since the
> > objective of the exchange is always to get the
> organizations to work
> > together, not to get the computers to agree that they could work
> > together because they have compatible models.
>
> While I agree philosophically with Sean, the practical
> reality reflects Chris viewpoint. As a human, I think that it
> should be possible to speak of one reality, as a computer
> scientist and engineers I see that it is not possible - and
> in my oppinion never will be possible - to reflect one
> reality in our systems, as all system are based on different
> conceptualizations.
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>...
> Andreas
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> Andreas Tolk, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Old Dominion University
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