Re: Proposed issue: What does using an URI require of me and my software?

On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 10:00, Bijan Parsia wrote:
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> So, the question arises: What does commitment require of me? It seems 
> to me that commitment to an ontology, minimally, as a necessary 
> condition, requires my importing that ontology into my document.

What do you mean by "importing" here?

>  How 
> could it not? Really? Oh, an my *only* importing/using that ontology. 
> There may be some fine cases where I can nuance a bit, but it seems 
> like being committed to someone's ontology requires that I say no less 
> than what they said, and I only say more in a variety of compatible 
> wasy.

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