[sc34wg3] A new idea for the Topic Maps standard

[Anthony B. Coates]

** Reply to message from Lars Marius Garshol <larsga@garshol.priv.no> on 05 Feb
2003 15:39:03 +0100

> I am very much in favour of this, and have already discussed with
> Peter van Dijck whether to create an official XFML-to-SAM mapping to
> be published on the XFML site, complete with published subjects. He is
> in favour, and we will probably do this before very long.

I would think that the existence of a complete mapping from xxxML to SAM *or*
XTM would qualify xxxML as a "Topic Map compatible ML".  Mind you, you could
use that to make almost any ML "Topic Map compatible", but that wouldn't
necessarily be a bad thing.

	Cheers,
		Tony.
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