Re: DAML+OIL (March 2001) released: a correction

I totally agree with Jim's comments here.  The integration of XML Schema
datatypes into DAML+OIL was done because we needed them and RDF didn't
support them.  When RDF comes up with a decent solution to this problem,
perhaps by adapting the solution we have devised for DAML+OIL, I, 
for one, will happily convert to that solution.

Further, I would be more than happy to help the RDF working group in this
effort.

Peter Patel-Schneider


From: Jim Hendler <jhendler@darpa.mil>
Subject: Re: DAML+OIL (March 2001) released: a correction
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 17:31:15 -0400
> 
> Jonas asks a good question - let me try to help out as best I can
> 
> DAML+OIL did not have authority to change anything in RDF or to 
> otherwise impact the RDF spec except by example.  We decided to take 
> on the datatyping issue because it was important to our users.  We 
> have published what we decided, made the minutes of our meetings 
> available, etc. in an effort to help others figure out whether there 
> is a methodology by which our solution can either become the solution 
> endorsed by RDF or (preferably) RDF can come to its own cleaner 
> solution that we can then live on top of more easily.  Unlike Pat and 
> some others, I do think RDF compatibility is a crucial aspect of the 
> DAML languages, and to this end I have agreed to work with the W3C to 
> help in whatever way I can to coordinate ontology efforts with other 
> RDF efforts.  If a working group is formed to attack the remaining 
> issues of RDF (which might include the datatypes) I suspect that I 
> and others on the US/EU committee would be happy to join and work on 
> finding a clean solution.
> 
> So, Jonas, you shouldn't take it that " DAML+OIL isn't going to help 
> out on this" but rather should ask the question "Will the RDF 
> community join us in finding a clean solution we can all use?" -- and 
> (at least some of) the DAML+OIL folks are happy to help out.
> 
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