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List:       xml-dev
Subject:    Re: [xml-dev] Four fine text-based data formats ... liberate yourself from one (silo) data format
From:       John Cowan <johnwcowan () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-03-24 21:31:27
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On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org>wrote:
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>
>     I would have a layer that converts the particular data format
>     into an abstract representation (perhaps as a list of values or
>     perhaps as a tree data structure) and then I would have a software
>     module (that is distributed to everyone) to process the geolocation
>     data.
>
> It's the fact that everyone is using the same software module that ensures
> common semantic interpretation. Common semantic interpretation is not
> achieved via a common syntax.
>

Common library routines can't compel a common semantics either.  The only
way to achieve common semantics is for human beings to share a common
purpose.

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<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, \
Mar 24, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Costello, Roger L. <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:costello@mitre.org" target="_blank">costello@mitre.org</a>&gt;</span> \
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solid;padding-left:1ex">

<br>      I would have a layer that converts the particular data format<br>
      into an abstract representation (perhaps as a list of values or<br>
      perhaps as a tree data structure) and then I would have a software<br>
      module (that is distributed to everyone) to process the geolocation<br>
      data.<br>
<br>
It&#39;s the fact that everyone is using the same software module that ensures common \
semantic interpretation. Common semantic interpretation is not achieved via a common \
syntax.<br> <div class="im"></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div style>Common \
library routines can&#39;t compel a common semantics either.   The only way to \
achieve common semantics is for human beings to share a common purpose.  </div>

<div style><br></div>-- <br>GMail doesn&#39;t have rotating .sigs, but you can see \
mine at <a href="http://www.ccil.org/~cowan/signatures">http://www.ccil.org/~cowan/signatures</a>
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