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On Tuesday,
July 08, 2008 4:34 PM, Martin wrote:
>The basic
idea is that all elements defined in myOntology are within the myOntology
namespace - in fact, we assume that the whole set of elements is one huge single
ontology.
Since we are
close to create an open global knowledge base (covering both Wikipedia and
Encylopedia Britannica) supported by the unifying ontology framework, I can
readily share that to achieve this high aim, one first need to do a devil
work: to develop the general structure (or framework) within which domain
ontologies, taxonomies, models, catalogues, vocabularies, terminologies, etc.
can be given the unifying knowledge organization. In the information sciences,
this simple truth is as old as the following reference, www.mitteleuropafoundation.org/Papers/RP/Ontology%20for%20knowledge%20organization.pdf
> All
ontology modules (e.g. the cell phone ontology) are actually just views (proper
subsets). We hope to achieve this by a very lightweight meta-model, which we
hope minimizes conflicts between ontology modules. So our approach is the direct
opposite of attempts to contextualize the meaning of elements or what is being
done in Cyc.>
[Up to now the
term 'lightweight' has been associated with something having no importance or
influence, like a ''lightweight intellect'']. Now wonder if the authors can go
for more details about this intriguing '' very lightweight meta-model'', an
addition (or alternative?) to the CYC ontology.
Thanks,
Azamat Abdoullaev
PS: expect this sudden discovery might be interested for the
Ontolog-Forum as well.
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