ontac-dev
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [ontac-dev] Type vs. Class -- Please vote

To: ONTAC Taxonomy-Ontology Development Discussion <ontac-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: John Cabral <jcabral@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:10:19 -0600 (CST)
Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0601200910060.5374-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patrick,    (01)

I vote for type.    (02)

John C.    (03)




On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Cassidy, Patrick J. wrote:    (04)

> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:45:07 -0500
> From: "Cassidy, Patrick J." <pcassidy@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: ONTAC Taxonomy-Ontology Development Discussion
>     <ontac-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ONTAC Taxonomy-Ontology Development Discussion
>     <ontac-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ontac-dev] Type vs. Class --  Please vote
> 
> I would like to get a sense of this group on a terminological question.
> If you have any preference at all, please send me a note directly.
> 
> The question was raised regarding what the ONTACWG community should
> call those intensionally-defined groupings called:
> 
>   Class in Ontolingua and Protege
>   Class in RDF and OWL
>   Class in SUMO
>   Collection   in OpenCyc
>   Universal    in DOLCE
>   Property in Ontology Works' IODE system
>   ---------------
> 
> The only contenders put forward are:
>    Type
>    Class
> 
>    if "type" then  the subsumption relation will be subtype
>    if "class" then the subsumption relation will be subclass
> 
> There have been a few expressions of support for each alternative.
> It looks like time to resolve the question by vote.  
> 
> Unless you want to express some opinion regarding this to the list, it
> will be best to send me the reply directly to avoid overloading.
> 
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
> Patrick Cassidy
> MITRE Corporation
> 260 Industrial Way
> Eatontown, NJ 07724
> Mail Stop: MNJE
> Phone: 732-578-6340
> Cell: 908-565-4053
> Fax: 732-578-6012
> Email: pcassidy@xxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> Message Archives: http://colab.cim3.net/forum/ontac-dev/
> To Post: mailto:ontac-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Config: 
>http://colab.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontac-dev/
> Shared Files: http://colab.cim3.net/file/work/SICoP/ontac/
> Community Wiki: 
>http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?SICoP/OntologyTaxonomyCoordinatingWG
>     (05)

--     (06)

======================================================
John Cabral    (07)

Cycorp
3721 Executive Center Drive
Suite 100
Austin, TX 78731-1615    (08)

Office:  (512) 514-2977    
FAX:     (512) 342-4040    (09)



_________________________________________________________________
Message Archives: http://colab.cim3.net/forum/ontac-dev/
To Post: mailto:ontac-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Config: http://colab.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontac-dev/
Shared Files: http://colab.cim3.net/file/work/SICoP/ontac/
Community Wiki: 
http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?SICoP/OntologyTaxonomyCoordinatingWG    (010)
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>