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From: "Peter F Brown" <peter@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:22:24 +0200
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I'd buy that as a compact form: brevity and clarity.    (01)

Peter    (02)

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Michael F
Sent: 20 April 2007 16:09
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Subject: Re: [ontology-summit] Ontology Framework Draft
StatementfortheOntology Summit    (03)

How about this:     (04)

Alternative: 
"a formal description of terms that represent concepts and
relationships"    (05)

Original
"a formal descriptions of terms and the relationships between them"    (06)


This is exactly 6 additional characters.    (07)

I welcome any better alternatives that mentions more than just terms.    (08)

Mike    (09)



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-----Original Message-----
From: Deborah MacPherson [mailto:debmacp@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 4:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [ontology-summit] Ontology Framework Draft Statement
fortheOntology Summit    (012)

>  "a formal description of terms that represent concepts and 
> relationships in as chosen subject matter of interest"    (013)

is too long, too much of a mouthful of too many words.    (014)

Debbie    (015)

On 4/20/07, Uschold, Michael F <michael.f.uschold@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Its almost good enough... But an ontology is more than just about
terms.
>
> How about:
>
>  "a formal description of terms that represent concepts and 
> relationships in as chosen subject matter of interest"
>
> Mike
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter F Brown [mailto:peter@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 3:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ontology-summit] Ontology Framework Draft Statement for 
> theOntology Summit
>
> I agree: we've worked with the definition "a formal descriptions of 
> terms and the relationships between them" [1] as being good enough to 
> know what we talking about when we're talking about what we're talking    (016)

> about...and "good enough" should be good enough.
>
> Peter
>
> [1] From 'OASIS Reference Model for Service-Oriented Architecture', 
> p17, see 
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/19679/soa-rm-cs.pdf
>
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> [mailto:ontology-summit-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris 
> Welty
> Sent: 19 April 2007 20:23
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> Subject: Re: [ontology-summit] Ontology Framework Draft Statement for 
> the Ontology Summit
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>
> Surely after 15 years we can do better than "specification of a 
> conceptualization"?  Isn't it time we put that one to rest?
>
> -Chris
>
> Obrst, Leo J. wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > Here is our draft statement about the Ontology Framework. We invite 
> > you to consider and discuss this -- now and in next week's sessions.
> > We intend this to be an inclusive characterization of what an 
> > ontology
>
> > is. Inclusive: meaning that we invite you to consider where you and 
> > your community is with respect to these dimensions. If you have 
> > concerns or issues, restatements or elaborations, please let us know    (017)

> > now and next week. This will shortly be posted on the Framework Wiki
> page:
> >
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2007_FrameworksF
> or
> Consideration.
> >
> >
> > Thanks much,
> >
> > Tom Gruber, Michael Gruninger, Pat Hayes, Deborah McGuinness, Leo 
> > Obrst
> >
> > _____________________________________________
> > Dr. Leo Obrst       The MITRE Corporation, Information Semantics
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