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Re: [ontology-summit-advisors] Comment for Communique - application doma

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From: Fabian Neuhaus <fneuhaus@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:40:05 -0400
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Well, it seems I should have started to read the newest emails first. :-)    (01)

I agree. I removed the new additions and changed the text according to 
Peter's suggestion.
Fabian    (02)

Cecil Lynch wrote:
> I think this is a much better approach as well.
>
> Cecil
>
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> domains for ontologists
>
> Peter,
>
> A much better approach, so I withdraw my suggestion for additional domains.
>
> Best regards,
> Denise
>
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> Brown (Pensive) [Peter@xxxxxxxxxx]
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> domains for ontologists
>
> As I understand the draft, the purpose of the section on application domains
> (2AV4 and following) is *not* to enumerate which applications domains are,
> or might be, of interest to ontologists, but rather to underline the fact
> that any domain can *benefit* from having ontologists analyse it and
> encapsulate an ontology for it.
>
> If we continue to add examples, people are going to start to look at what's
> missing and why (the process has already started with the requests for
> additions), and it won't end.
>
> Can I suggest another tack?
>
> "Any domain could be an application domain for ontologists. Ontologies are
> already used and are being developed for us in many domains, including in
> science, business, government, education, health and culture.
>
> "Having such ontologies not only facilitates human understanding of the
> characteristics of a particular domain and greater interoperability of
> information systems used in the domain, but also greater understanding and
> interoperability between domains."
>
> I have the same general remark to other instances in the text where examples
> are given: either give one, where the understanding might not be clear; or
> none at all.
>
> The objective is to clarify, not to enumerate exhaustively.
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
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