[sc34wg3] Modularization

[Sam Hunting]

[michel biezunski]
> > I propose therefore to call it
> > tentatively the "TAO model" (if Steve P. permits that
> > we reuse the term he coined). That would make the goal of what
> > we are doing clearer. So, modularization as I see it for
> > now would lead to two levels:  the "Core Topic Maps", and
> > the "TAO model".

[martin bryan]
> Not sure I like the use of TAO in this sense. My dictionary defines Tao as
> "the absolute principle underlying the universe ... the way or code of
> behaviour". Its one thing to talk about a Tao of Topic Maps and another to
> talk about a Tao Model.

As with the now abandoned proposal to rename the RM the "IAM", I reject
anything that tends to promote the idea that topic maps are a cult, or
have religious status, since to me that gets in the way of achieving the
goal of topic map ubiquity. (IOW, religiously charged langauge can make
topic maps a harder sell, and should be avoided for that reason.)

Sam Hunting
eTopicality, Inc.

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