Re: SUO: Further clarifications on the OpenCyc ballot
Jim,
. Unless I hear further discussion to convince me otherwise, I hereby
abstain on this ballot.
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Cheers
Graham Horn
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--- "John F. Sowa" <sowa@bestweb.net> wrote:
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> Pierluigi,
>
> Since there wasn't enough time to discuss how the ballot should be
> formulated and the rules prevent retraction and resubmission,
> I suggest the following procedure:
>
> 1. Dispose of the earlier motion by recommending that everyone
> abstain.
>
> 2. Submit a revised motion that (a) overrides the previous one
> and (b) clearly states the conditions along the lines of your
> recent note.
>
> This issue illustrates an inconvenience with email voting. If we
> were all together in one room, point #1 could be settled quickly by
> a voice vote, and a subcommittee could draft a motion for point #2.
>
> PM> 1. We are not proposing a single standard package consisting of
> > OpenCyc, CycL, and CycML. Each of these 3 is proposed as a subject
> > of further work by this group. By this we mean that, at some level,
> > we'd be happy if any or all of these 3 were developed into one or
> > more IEEE standards.
>
> This comment indicates why the current motion needs to be revised,
> because the motion on the floor sounds as if the proposed candidate
> would include all three.
>
> The most important contribution from OpenCyc is the content of the
> ontology. Some language is necessary to represent that content, and
> the simplest approach is to adopt the current language CycL. But it
> would be difficult to relate OpenCyc to SUMO if the two are in totally
> different languages. Therefore, there should be some plan to relate
> CycL to KIF, and a collaboration with the CL group would be the normal
> way to do so.
>
> Therefore, the revised motion should propose the OpenCyc ontology
> and a proposal to work with the CL committee to relate CycL to the
> CL semantics.
>
> The point about CycML could be deferred until more information is
> available.
>
> John Sowa
>
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