Re: rules, queries and DAML+OIL

From: Sandro Hawke (sandro@w3.org)
Date: 02/28/02


> Ian Horrocks writes
> On February 27, Pat Hayes writes:

> > So, why bother? I cant see any harm in allowing people to write 
> > content in more than one way.
> 
> Neither can I, but the point is that it is hard to come up with a
> specification of a rules syntax that doesn't add expressiveness to
> DAML+OIL (and I was discussing the intersection of rules with
> DAML+OIL).

How about this: define semantics of the rules language with DAML+OIL.
It gives you running code (assuming your DAML+OIL inference works) and
you're guaranteed to have no additional expressivity.    A nice little
homework assignment for someone.   :-)

     -- sandro


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