- From: Thomas B. Passin <tpassin@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:15:11 -0400
- To: www-rdf-interest@w3.org
[Danny Ayers > What is also possible given such a setup is that the inference engine could > be used to draw further conclusions, or prompt actions based whether or not > (loc inside box) is true. > > Like I said earlier, the good bit is that (on the OWL/RDF side) this is all > built from standard, reusable parts. The application wiring (and state) can > all be expressed declaratively. > Yes, I think that this is one of the the main points to be made in favor of RDF/OWL/etc. Roger says he is looking for "a" compelling story to sell OWL, but I see several threads here. 1) Potential value of declarative approach. 2) Potential value of ontologies. 3) Potential value of RDF/OWL. If you have 1) and 2), then you have a strong case for 3) from the standard, reusable features. If you do not have the first two, then the case for the third is much weaker. Cheers, Tom P
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