At 03:52 PM 7/16/97 -0400, Rebecca S. Guenther wrote:
>On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Stu Weibel wrote:
>> I think this is a bit of a warning... we should focus on the simple and
>> common types first.
>>
>> specialized type classes can be elaborated in domain-specific schemes.
>>
>I agree; [...]
>the more complex
>and granular the types become, the harder they will be to apply.
>
>I also would rather see the specialized type classes elaborated in
>domain-specific schemes; it goes along with the general DC principle of
>extensibility.
Hear hear! I firmly agree with Stu and Rebecca. For a general-purpose
descriptive standard, the point of diminishing returns is reached VERY
quickly. Let's just capture the broadest categories and leave it to
interested communities to worry about finer distinctions. Those broad
categories will be confusing enough when trying to explain them to
an audience.
Regards,
Ron Daniel Jr. voice:+1 505 665 0597
Advanced Computing Lab fax:+1 505 665 4939
MS B287 email:[log in to unmask]
Los Alamos National Lab http://www.acl.lanl.gov/~rdaniel
Los Alamos, NM, USA, 87545
|