Ontology assessment?

[Tony Linde]

We now have two (that I know of: any more?) astro ontologies under
development: Andrea's and Ed's. Do they both have the same goal or scope?
Are they interoperable (if such is possible with ontologies)? Will we need a
translator app if one system uses Andrea's and another uses Ed's?

I'm all in favour of competing efforts - that's the only way to test ideas -
but when should we assess them and what criteria should we assess them
against?

Cheers,
Tony.
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