TMCL Uniqueness rule Re: [sc34wg3] Draft Reference Model

Sam Hunting sc34wg3@isotopicmaps.org
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 22:17:19 -0500 (EST)


On 19 Nov 2002, Lars Marius Garshol wrote:

> * Bernard Vatant
> |=20
> | 2. Subject Identity Discriminating Properties (SIDPs) vs Other
> | Properties (OPs)
> |=20
> | It is, if I get it well, the coolest thing in all the proposal, and
> | the way to settle all the identity-names-scope debate.
>=20
> This is what I proposed in Montr=E9al that we should have in general,
> rather than the specific and restricted TNC rule. We certainly do need
> this. The only trick will be working out how to harmonize uniqueness
> rules in TMCL with SIDPs in the RM.

OK, I'll bite. What's a "uniqueness rule" in TMCL?

Sam Hunting
eTopicality, Inc.

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