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Thus far the semantic web is the application of semantic network technologies to the problems of discovery and association of resources. Semantic networks evolved from late sixties research into case grammars. This is not ambiguous or fuzzy. It describes a meta-data service to which other services can be routed to aid in classification and pattern recognition tasks involving text-based conceptual descriptions. The debate on the meaning of the term is intense given the importance and source of such assertions as "the semantic web is the future of the www". Such assertions must be evaluated critically to determine if they have short and long term impact on the implementation of the services paradigm for Internet resources. Requirements such as "describing every possible aspect of your data" are impossible to meet and will not be considered seriously. Experienced professionals in the AI field can quickly tell you such requirements can be described as a Stone of Sisyphus for the project teams. At best, there will be a statistical mix of definitional accuracy. Routing among semantic network services will be based on the quality and accuracy, typically, mission-centric requirements. The nebulousness of the term "semantic web" leaves a lot to be desired if one is trying to write hard requirements for scheduled projects. A precise description of a meta-data service based on sharing RDF documents has a better chance of being taken seriously. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Sean B. Palmer [mailto:sean@m...] The Semantic Web describes the SW as "a web of data that can be processed directly or indirectly by machines". The SW is a self describing machine processble web of extensible dynamic information; a huge logic based database of Semantically marked up information, ready for output and processing. The SW will be a Web of metadata, so you had better get used to describing every possible aspect of your data, or get an editor to do it for you!
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