RE: Why is "Web Ontology Language" Called "OWL"?

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> [mailto:www-rdf-logic-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of James Michael DuPont
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 8:55 PM
> To: Thomas B. Passin; www-rdf-logic@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Why is "Web Ontology Language" Called "OWL"?
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> --- "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@comcast.net> wrote:
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> > Just wondering how it came to be called OWL when the obvious acronym
> > would
> > be "WOL"?
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> Because it sounds wiser?
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> Anyway, What is OWL, any good URLS? 

Best that I know is http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/WebOnt/


>What is the difference to DAML+OIL?

see above URL





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Received on Saturday, 13 July 2002 21:45:22 UTC