... I'm afraid I didn't see this until after the meeting in Berlin, so it wasn't discussed there. The status of psi1.xtm is that it still exists as published ...
Steve Pepper
pepper@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:48 am
2368
... The public subject topic maps country.xtm and language.xtm are not normative parts of the XTM specification; at least, not yet. Their status is in some...
Steve Pepper
pepper@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:57 am
2369
... I would like to add my voice to Eric's and support this move to OASIS. It is far more than just "the only alternative" -- it is the perfect fit, as far as...
Steve Pepper
pepper@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:07 pm
2370
I too believe the move to OASIS is an excellent way forward. Daniel ... From: Steve Pepper Sent: 01 June 2001 13:06 To: xtm-wg@yahoogroups.com Cc: Laura Walker...
Daniel Rivers-Moore
daniel.rivers-moore@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:57 pm
2371
... I agree, but then I've been a member since the SGML Open days. With CGM Open as the other member section, the TopicMaps.org member section will bolster...
G. Ken Holman
gkholman@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:31 pm
2372
... Actually, the country.xtm and language.xtm topic maps *are* normative to XTM 1.0, just as is core.xtm. I don't see anything in the spec to suggest...
Murray Altheim
altheim@...
Jun 1, 2001 7:25 pm
2373
... I will certainly join any OASIS Topic Map TC, and continue to promote the re-formation and success of this activity. Murray ...
Murray Altheim
altheim@...
Jun 1, 2001 9:22 pm
2374
Please forward to KM and community of practice forums, or to anyone else who might be interested: *** OntologyStream Inc. is revealing a market plan that...
bcngroup@...
Jun 1, 2001 9:55 pm
2375
... Being a lurker on this xtm group, and OASIS member as well, I would very much be interested in supporting such a member section on OASIS for TopicMaps.org....
Ranjeeth Thunga
rkthunga@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:45 am
2376
[Murray Altheim] ... I agree. Annex E is labeled "normative" and the references to country.xtm, language.xtm, and core.xtm are part of that annex. Steve, do...
Florian G. Haas
f.g.haas@...
Jun 3, 2001 10:09 am
2377
Steve, The SBL is planning on joining OASIS as an organization in early July, 2001. I will be at the Extreme Markup conference and will make my travel ...
Patrick Durusau
pdurusau@...
Jun 3, 2001 9:22 pm
2378
Anyone know where I might locate a electronic text source of the complete zoological taxonomy? I'd like to make a topic map of the thing. If it's in any form...
Murray Altheim
altheim@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:08 am
2379
Murray Altheim writes, ... What an interesting question! I suspect this is rather like asking for the complete global phone book; one can posit such a...
Peter Kaminski
kaminski@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:57 am
2380
Hello Murray, In addition to Peter's answer: There is some good stuff at a finish site: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/ If you wish I can give you a dump...
Ronald Poell
rapoell@...
Jun 4, 2001 8:28 am
2381
... Yikes. I suppose I should always be careful what I ask for. But how could I refuse a document already in XML? I've been generally converting much more raw...
Murray Altheim
altheim@...
Jun 4, 2001 8:36 am
2382
Murray, Please give me info about the things below for the details: would you like: - each notion in a separate file - grouped by notion classes (some kind of...
Ronald Poell
rapoell@...
Jun 4, 2001 11:24 am
2383
... Only the DTD at this point goes to ISO. The XTM spec itself would remain with TopicMaps.Org (possibly published as an OASIS technical report?) as would...
Eric Freese
eric@...
Jun 4, 2001 1:37 pm
2384
* Eric Freese ... Publishing the XTM spec as an OASIS report I don't think is a very good idea. At some point the ISO standards will have to be extended to ...
Lars Marius Garshol
larsga@...
Jun 4, 2001 2:22 pm
2385
... I believe that extending 13250 to handle the explanation of XTM is the long-term goal, but for the short term, only the DTD is being added to 13250....
Eric Freese
eric@...
Jun 4, 2001 2:29 pm
2386
I have been watching the mailing list over the past week or so and have seen only positive comments about the possibility of a move to OASIS. Therefore I...
Eric Freese
eric@...
Jun 4, 2001 3:04 pm
2387
I'm happy to second the motion. Will watch the discussion with regards to a vote. Cheers Jack...
Jack Park
jackpark@...
Jun 4, 2001 3:42 pm
2388
* Eric Freese ... That is my understand as well. (I was at the SC34 meeting in Berlin.) ... I know, but I think TopicMaps.Org would do well to sit very still...
Lars Marius Garshol
larsga@...
Jun 4, 2001 4:02 pm
2389
Eric and al., The reason why only the DTD has been proposed to ISO is because there is a consensus that this would work and that having an international...
Michel Biezunski
mb@...
Jun 4, 2001 5:06 pm
2390
[lars] ... Agreed. Sam -- returning from lurk mode briefly. ===== <!-- GO SIXERS! "To imagine a language is to imagine a form of life." - Ludwig Wittgenstein,...
Sam Hunting
sam_hunting@...
Jun 4, 2001 5:31 pm
2391
... I'm not saying that any more work will be done on the spec, other than possible errata. Only that TopicMaps.Org will continue to be the custodian of it...
Eric Freese
eric@...
Jun 4, 2001 5:41 pm
2392
[Eric Freese, in xtm-wg@yahoogroups.com:] ... There should not be two base standards for topic maps. There should be exactly one. It makes sense to divide the...
Steven R. Newcomb
srn@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:53 pm
2393
I completely support Steve's position. Michel ========================================== Michel Biezunski, InfoLoom Tel +33 1 44 59 84 29 Cell +33 6 03 99 25...
Michel Biezunski
mb@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:11 pm
2394
One of the real challenges of working with this talented group of people is that you really never know what word or nuance of a word is going to start the next...
Eric Freese
eric@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:29 pm
2395
* Eric Freese ... This I agree with. I just think it is important that the waters are not muddied in any way. If the spec stays where it is and as it is it...
Lars Marius Garshol
larsga@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:34 pm
2396
* Eric Freese ... This is my understanding as well. ... Not in Annex C, no. Work has already started on the data model + processing models which will provide...