Vocabulary: Ontology

[Rob Seaman]

On Sep 11, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Tony Linde wrote:

> I'd turn it around (more forceful rephrasing of Matthew's) so that  
> the VO
> should always use existing standards unless there is a really good  
> reason to
> invent its own.

Is this really a frequent problem?  The status quo doesn't need to be  
artificially emphasized.  All the issues of performance, cost,  
schedule and risk apply to alternative technologies.  A thumb on the  
scale of a trade-off study seems bad whatever side of the scale.

Rather, shouldn't the VO be seeking creative technologies whether old  
or new?  An argument for RDF surely should begin by emphasizing how  
sexy an option it is.

Rob