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 From: Paul Tchistopolskii [mailto:paul@q...] >I think dotcom game is irrelevant to technology >and the game itself is not worth disussion. I have to differ with that. The dot.com game just made a lot of people who believed in visions much poorer. We are the ones who have the means and the knowledge to vet such visions and therefore, it is always, IMO, of value. Beyond the politics, we need to understand the limits of the technology so we can find ways to overcome those limits or to work safely and responsibly within them. When Berners-Lee says it, people go with it. That's fine, but those of us of his age or better have lots of voices we respect and that is our legacy and our treasure. I thought the most hopeful statement in Ed's article was noting the XML experts remained skeptical. That is a healthy attitude. One of complete disbelief is not. TimBL is one more voice. He has a big podium and substantial authority, but like any of us, he is limited by his experience, background and resources. That makes it our responsibility to help find the realistic common ground for the next phase of systems development of the WWW infrastructure. An ontology is just another document type. From that light, it fits perfectly into the infrastructure. One only has to decide how, when and why to serve it, maintain it, and dismiss it. Like any resource, it has a lifecycle and by looking critically at that, we can find some valuable insights. Len clbullar@i... http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h 
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