- From: Jim Hendler <hendler@cs.umd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:10:50 -0400
- To: Natasha Noy <noy@SMI.Stanford.EDU>, public-swbp-wg@w3.org
At 9:27 -0700 4/14/04, Natasha Noy wrote: >Folks, > >At the last telecon, I took an action to produce a draft note on >dealing with the issue of classes as property values. My first pass >at it is at > >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2004Apr/att-0061/ClassesAsValues.html > >This is a strawman, so please feel free to and do poke holes in it! >I think the goal here is really two-fold: (1) to give some >suggestions on how to deal with the specific issue (classes as >values) and (2) to figure out what the general format and tone of >such notes and patterns should be. (The second one being arguably >more important at this point) > >I have shamelessly lifted most of the ideas from the discussion on >the mailing list a couple of weeks ago. So, thanks to everyone who >participated in that discussion. I would also like to thank Oscar >for his comments on an earlier draft. > >Natasha I must admit that up until I saw this document, I was seriously thinking of suggesting that OEP was a bad idea and that we should not have the task force. Natasha's document shows me I was wrong, that it may be possible for us to create some useful information for Semantic Web users based on our experiences in our non-semantic web -- if all of the things written up are done as carefully, thoughtfully, and comprehensively as this - and are balanced in presenting the solutions as this is - then maybe there's hope. Natasha -- great job! -JH -- Professor James Hendler http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/hendler Director, Semantic Web and Agent Technologies 301-405-2696 Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Lab. 301-405-6707 (Fax) Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 240-277-3388 (Cell)
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