[sc34wg3] Questions from a concerned TM user...

[Steve Pepper]

I received the following questions from one of Ontopia's topic map
customers. It raises issues that WG3 would do well to consider at
its next meeting.

>From: Mats Nordborg
>To: pepper@ontopia.net
>Subject: Questions.
>Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:55:52 +0100
>
>Hi Steve!
>
>...
>
>Here are the questions regarding the stability of the standard.
>
>The reasons for their [the steering committee's, SP] concerns are:
>
>     - How will the standard evolve?
>         - Will it undergo changes in the future?
>              - What are the planned changes and
>                future additions?
>              - When are we likely to see them?
>         - How compatible will the standard after the changes be with
>           the standard today?
>
>     - The companies developing tools are fairly small, to what extent can
>       they be trusted?
>         - What will happen to the standard if the pioneering companies
>           go out of business?
>         - What is the interest like from big corporations in using
>           Topic Maps?
>         - Are the big software developers showing any intrest in it?

See you in Baltimore!

Steve

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Steve Pepper, Chief Executive Officer <pepper@ontopia.net>
Convenor, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34/WG3  Editor, XTM (XML Topic Maps)
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