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Re: [ontolog-forum] Ontology vs OWL implementation

To: Duane Nickull <dnickull@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "[ontolog-forum]" <ontolog-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Pat Hayes <phayes@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 00:10:29 +0200
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At 11:35 AM -0700 4/30/08, Duane Nickull wrote:
>I think the correct relationship is best states 
>as ³you can use OWL to express an ontology².  An 
>OWL expression of an ontology captures the core 
>logic and axioms of your ontology or a subset of 
>it.  
>
>Whether or not the thing you are expressing in 
>OWL is in fact an ontology or whether the OWL 
>expression of it still meets the minimum 
>criteria for an ontology is a more complicated 
>question.    (01)

What do you see as being the "minimal criteria" for an ontology, Duane?    (02)

Pat    (03)


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