[sc34wg3] Topic Maps land and SAM land

[Sam Hunting]

My procedure is invest time in the actual text of the standard, hopefully
in order to improve it, rather than investing in characterizations
or "claims", one way or the other.

Il faut cultiver notre jardin.

> * Lars Marius Garshol
> |
> | Well, would it be any easier for them to use the RM than to use SAM?
> 
> * Sam Hunting
> | 
> | Meaning, the question contains a misconceived opposition. It is not
> | either/or. It is both/and.
> 
> Oh, come on. People on this list have repeatedly been claiming that
> the fact that the RM can more easily accomodate other information
> representations than XTM is the main reason why we must have it. And
> then, when I ask for an explanation, this is what I get?
> 
> Either what they say is true, or it is not. So which is it?
> 
> 

Sam Hunting
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