[sc34wg3] Questions from a concerned TM user...

Sam Hunting sc34wg3@isotopicmaps.org
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:55:41 -0500 (EST)


I should think that Microsoft's headhunting for topic map expertise would,
to some extent, allay these concerns?


On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Steve Pepper wrote:

> I received the following questions from one of Ontopia's topic map
> customers. It raises issues that WG3 would do well to consider at
> its next meeting.
> 
> >From: Mats Nordborg
> >To: pepper@ontopia.net
> >Subject: Questions.
> >Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:55:52 +0100
> >
> >Hi Steve!
> >
> >...
> >
> >Here are the questions regarding the stability of the standard.
> >
> >The reasons for their [the steering committee's, SP] concerns are:
> >
> >     - How will the standard evolve?
> >         - Will it undergo changes in the future?
> >              - What are the planned changes and
> >                future additions?
> >              - When are we likely to see them?
> >         - How compatible will the standard after the changes be with
> >           the standard today?
> >
> >     - The companies developing tools are fairly small, to what extent can
> >       they be trusted?
> >         - What will happen to the standard if the pioneering companies
> >           go out of business?
> >         - What is the interest like from big corporations in using
> >           Topic Maps?
> >         - Are the big software developers showing any intrest in it?
> 
> See you in Baltimore!
> 
> Steve
> 
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Sam Hunting
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