RE: exploring ambiguity via the "something-which-has" URI scheme

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext pat hayes [mailto:phayes@ai.uwf.edu]
> Sent: 08 May, 2003 18:53
> To: Sandro Hawke
> Cc: Stickler Patrick (NMP/Tampere); GK@ninebynine.org; uri@w3.org
> Subject: Re: exploring ambiguity via the "something-which-has" URI
> scheme
> 
> 
> >  > Even if, according to the MT, the denotation/interpretation of a
> >>  given URI may differ, what counts for the SW is that those
> >>  denotations/interpretations be compatible.
> >>
> >>  Incompatible denotations/interpretations are what harm the SW.
> 
> Just for the record, this is nonsense as stated.  One wouldn't expect 
> that two different interpretations would be compatible.  What I think 
> Patrick meant is that incompatible ASSERTIONS are what harm the SW. 
> That is debateable, but at least it makes sense.

No. That's not what I meant (at least I don't think so ;-)

If there could not be incompatible assertions, then there could be
no disagreement, and I think the SW should allow folks to disagree
about the things that they are talking about in common.

Rather, if there is to be disagreement, if assertions are to be
incompatible, then it must be the case that they are about the
same thing. 

What is harmful to the SW is when folks make assertions which 
appear to be about the same thing, but are not.

Patrick