[Modeling] RE: R: R: [Methodology] Terms for first release of the glossary

Bellifemine Fabio Fabio.Bellifemine@TILAB.COM
Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:40:09 +0200


I support the opinion of Marc.
> opinion: creating a TC for that should be fine but maybe 
> cumbersome and too long to take some definition directly 
> usable by TCs. Let's say: we keep writing definitions and 
> particularly those related to methodologies and method 
> fragments, as soon as a Glossary TC will emerge, we can move 
> some of our efforts to it (hence justifying its existence).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc-Philippe Huget [mailto:M.P.Huget@csc.liv.ac.uk] 
> Sent: venerd́ 8 agosto 2003 10.02
> To: James Odell
> Cc: Massimo Cossentino; 'FIPA methodology ML'; ModelingTC; 
> fab@fipa.org
> Subject: Re: R: R: [Methodology] Terms for first release of 
> the glossary
> 
> 
> Hello Jim and Massimo,
> 
> James Odell wrote:
> 
> > Dear Massimo,
> >
> > > again I agree in principle but indeed I think that there 
> is a valid 
> > > reason to mantain almost all the terms I proposed for the first 
> > > release because they will be probably part of MAS 
> meta-model of the 
> > > different methodologies and therefore of the general one we will 
> > > identify. This is the case of terms like desire, belief and 
> > > intention that although very general they are surely part of some 
> > > design processes and consequent MAS meta-models. In 
> attach you can 
> > > find a description of the rational that is behind the 
> selection of 
> > > each term. Please could you list the terms you prefer not 
> to be in 
> > > this glossary?
> >
> > Instead of this just being me, I will bring it up at the 
> FIPA meeting. 
> > During the Methodology TC session, we will make the list of 
> terms that 
> > we think should moved from the Methodology TC glossary to a more 
> > general one. OK?
> 
> I agree with both, actually, in my opinion, if we define a 
> methodology through this TC, we need definitions because I am 
> not sure everybody shares the same definition for all the 
> terms, as a consequence, we are sure that if somebody reads 
> the methodology and the glossary, she's aware of what 
> definition we take. In other side, I agree with Jim that some 
> terms are really high-level and the discussion on these ones 
> should involve everybody in FIPA: the ontology term certainly 
> interests WG on it. Well, to give my
> opinion: creating a TC for that should be fine but maybe 
> cumbersome and too long to take some definition directly 
> usable by TCs. Let's say: we keep writing definitions and 
> particularly those related to methodologies and method 
> fragments, as soon as a Glossary TC will emerge, we can move 
> some of our efforts to it (hence justifying its existence).
> 
> Cheers,
> Marc-Philippe
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Marc-Philippe Huget
> 
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