[sc34wg3] Interpretation of topic map interchange syntaxes: was Re: [sc34wg3] DM conformance

[Patrick Durusau]

Lars,

Lars Marius Garshol wrote:
> * Patrick Durusau
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> | 
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> | [re clause 1 of ISO 13250-2]
> | 
> | Do we really want to say: "define the interpretation of the topic
> | map interchange syntaxes..."?
> | 
> | Seems to me that 13250-2 defines the interpretation of topic map
> | interchange syntaxes and standards for canonicalization, querying,
> | constraints, etc., that rely upon the data model.
> 
> What other syntaxes and standards could there be?
>  
> | 
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> | If topic maps become as successful as we all want, I don't think the
> | interchange, querying and constraint languages of 13250 will be the
> | only ones in existence.
> 
> We've already passed that point.
> 

That seems to settle the question of the data model defining "the 
interpretation of topic map interchange syntaxes..." doesn't it?

Why have the data model claim something that we know in fact and agreed 
upon is not true?

Hope you are having a great day!

Patrick

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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model

Topic Maps: Human, not artificial, intelligence at work!