[sc34wg3] Questions from a concerned TM user...
Sam Hunting
sc34wg3@isotopicmaps.org
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:55:41 -0500 (EST)
I should think that Microsoft's headhunting for topic map expertise would,
to some extent, allay these concerns?
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Steve Pepper wrote:
> 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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