[topicmapmail] Emancipating Instances from the Tyranny of Class

[Tony.Coates@reuters.com]

On 25/03/2002 19:52:02 topicmapmail-admin wrote:

>I think it has particular relevance to large information owners, since
>their instances are most at risk from "the assumption of inherent
>classfication" (see below). At the same time, developers who need to
>take the interests of large information owners into account may find it
>of interest.

Interestingly, this sounds much like what RDF people say to O-O folks,
that RDF's ability to define the classes to which properties belong,
rather than vice-versa, avoids O-O classification lock-in.

     Cheers,
          Tony.
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Anthony B. Coates
XML & Search Architect
Chief Technology Office
Reuters Plc, London.
Tony.Coates@reuters.com
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