Re: ISSUE-83 (Vipul): Property Chain Axiom: P1 o P2 => P2 o P1 (really ISSUE-64)?

On Dec 2, 2007, at 10:14 PM, Alan Ruttenberg wrote:

> Isn't this already permitted due to the resolution of issue 64?
> http://www.w3.org/2007/OWL/tracker/issues/64

No. That just changes the serialization of exisiting chain axioms. It  
doesn't introduce new axioms though it does *allow* for new classes  
of axioms e.g.,:

"""In OWL 1.1 Full one could use this everywhere, and not just in the  
rdfs:subPropertyOf."""

Note the "could".

> (I added a note  to the issue clarifying what the resolution was  
> and when it was resolved)
>
> -Alan
>
> On Dec 2, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Kashyap, Vipul wrote:
>
>> It is possible to extend the spec. to address this?
[snip]

It's possible to extend the spec. in any number of ways. The question  
is whether anyone will implement it.

Qua implementor, I would strongly prefer that such an extension go  
under a rule extension such as SWRL. But I'll also say that I don't  
know how to implement SWRL (or this extension) in a reasonable way.

I would suggest lobbying your favorite implementors for such a  
feature *before* trying to add it to the spec. Adding to the spec  
doesn't, after all, magically make it available to you.

Cheers,
Bijan.

Received on Monday, 3 December 2007 08:35:31 UTC