Re: [OWL-S]Avoiding Lists

> [Florian Probst]
> I nearly don't dare to ask the question, but what use is an ontology if 
> you can not proof its consistency and infer new information from it? 
> Currently I don't see another option than using DL-based reasoners.
> What are the advantages of using OWL-full that will weight up 
> consistency checking and classification?

It's not clear  whether you mean

   What are the advantages ... that will outweigh consistency checking
     and classification?

or What are the advantages ... that will support  consistency checking
     and classification?

In either case, you seem to be assuming that consistency checking and
inference are unavailable or ineffectual in Owl-Full?  Am I correct?

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                                             -- Drew McDermott
                                                Yale University CS Dept.

Received on Wednesday, 4 February 2004 15:43:19 UTC