On Wednesday 02 Mar 2011 03:06:40 David C. Rankin wrote:
Curious about a strange package name with an interesting definition prompted a bit of investigation:
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"Ontologies necessary for the Nepomuk semantic desktop"
I'm all for having a rich and diverse vocabulary, but reaching so far back into the Greek vernacular... I just have to ask, "What were they thinking...?"
Think about it - "Open Semantic Collaboration Architecture Foundation (OSCAF) ontologies and reference code development." -- That's a mouthful.
What happened to simplicity? I have enough trouble remembering: 'at', 'grep', 'diff', 'sed', 'awk' and 'patch', much less "Open Semantic Collaboration Architecture Foundation (OSCAF) ontologies and reference code development."
I take my hat off to the originator. That is one bit of creative linguistics -- second to none ;p
My online dictionary tells me: Ontology n: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence I suggest follow-ups move to the OT list. Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.3 64-bit, Kernel 2.6.36.90-desktop, KDE 4.5.3 Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 9600GT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org