[sc34wg3] Are topic maps about knowledge representation?

[Kal Ahmed]

Hi Patrick,

You wrote:

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> Personally I would relegate whatever claims one wants to make about 
> topic maps to marketing literature and similar genres but don't feel 
> it is worth the group's time to debate where such claims should be made. 

I agree whole-heartedly with this. In fact, I intend to still use the 
k-word when speaking to those who I know will get the "buzz" from it. In 
fact, I think the more important point is the pigeon-holing of TMs as a 
"knowledge technology". This is an area in which TMs could play 
strongly, but is it really the only one ?

Still, I'm sure there are other, more controversial things that this 
group can discuss than the use of the k-word.

Cheers,

Kal