Re: update to the compliance document

> Frank - not sure if this is true in a multi-ontology setting
> 
> jim:foo owl:sameClassAs frank:bar.
> 
> can be used in cases where the only way to create the cycle would be 
> for me to call you up and ask you to put a pointer to my subclass in 
> your document.

You're currently free to say

  jim:foo owl:subClassOf frank:bar .
  frank:bar owl:subClassOf jim:foo .

in your document (although some may consider the latter bad
style).  This relates to [1].

> So I think some of these things (the "equivalentTo 
> family") are important for the cross ontology requirement as well as 
> within ontologies.

I agree that these idioms are important even if not
logically required.

	Mike

[1] http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/WebOnt/webont-issues.html#2.3-Adding-Properties-to-Other-Classes

Received on Wednesday, 5 June 2002 18:52:17 UTC