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SUO: RE: A solution to the SUMO problem




Dear Bob,

I support your proposal


Matthew West
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Spillers [mailto:skydog@pacbell.net]
> Sent: 19 June 2003 04:10
> To: John F. Sowa
> Cc: 'Standard-Upper-Ontology '
> Subject: SUO: A solution to the SUMO problem
> 
> 
> 
> John,
> Allow me to propose a solution to the SUMO problem.  
> 
> Let us jointly propose a motion (along with any other members 
> who wish 
> to co-sponsor)  that all documents submitted are either starter 
> documents or expert contributions (which one doesn't matter 
> to me) and 
> that none enjoy any advantage of status or privilege over any other. 
>  This would have the advantage of allowing DOLCE and ESPITLE and any 
> others to be considered and worked on by members who wish to 
> do so - all 
> they would have to do is contribute  their document and it would 
> automatically enjoy the same status as any other.  It would 
> also reduce 
> the incentive for Jim and Adam to make further attempts to manipulate 
> the voting and other parliamentary procedures..
> 
> If it were sponsored by a several members I think it would 
> easily pass. 
>  I just saw Jim's note about including OpenCyc as a starter document, 
> however this doesn't solve the issue for DOLCE, etc.  I 
> assume from your 
> motion that you did contemplate other contributions - perhaps 
> many more.
> 
> If you are agreeable, I think we should spend some time getting input 
> from interested members, who may want to be co-sponsors, and then 
> crafting the language of the motion..
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
>