[topicmapmail] Reference to Topic Maps

[Lars Marius Garshol]

* Stian Lavik
>
> I agree with you completely and I frequently use those. However, in  
> terms of pointing to Topic Maps, the official standard, the  
> overview with access to the standards documents (technical stuff,  
> models, XTM-syntax, etc.). This can be useful as a reference e.g.  
> when comparing TM with other standards or similar situations. The  
> reader can then choose for himself to what level he wants to dig in  
> to the matter. But I want to be able to point to *the* official TM  
> site. It doesn't seem that iso.org has a collective page for all  
> the parts of the TM standards. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

You're not wrong. ISO, being an organization that makes its living  
from selling paper, isn't really a very web-savvy organization, sadly.

However, the ISO (sub)committee that works with Topic Maps has a web  
site:
   http://www.isotopicmaps.org/

This is maintained by the editors of the various standards on a spare- 
time/voluntary basis, but at least has the specs. (And an out-of-date  
guide to the standards.)

--Lars M.