[Mulgara-dev] OWL API support for Mulgara

[Webster Mudge]

Hi Dave,

Yes, I am interested in helping.  Where does the JRDF library stand at
the moment?  I was hoping to reuse some of its elements or for some
examples.

Thanks,
Webster

On 11/3/07, David Wood <dwood at softwarememetics.com> wrote:
> Hi Webster,
>
> You are definitely thinking in the right direction :)  SPARQL and OWL
> are clearly the next steps for Mulgara's public APIs if the project is
> to gain a larger user base.
>
> Do you have the interest and skills to contribute?
>
> Regards,
> Dave
>
> On Nov 3, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Webster Mudge wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Any thoughts on implementing the OWL API interface [1] for Mulgara?
> > Is anyone already working on this, or is there no interest?
> >
> > I ask since the upcoming Protege 4.x [2] is based solely on the OWL
> > API spec.  It would be a smart move if Mulgara could be an underlying
> > repository for this popular application -- more eyes looking at
> > Mulgara means more momentum and all the rest, right?
> >
> > The thinking is that OWL API adherence will facilitate plugin and
> > repository development in the new Protege framework.  In addition,
> > implementing the OWLOntology interface [3] will allow developers of
> > other Mulgara-based applications easy access to Pellet, FaCT, and
> > other reasoners without resorting to the DIG interface.
> >
> > Mulgara has more or less abandoned the Jena interface, and I do not
> > see a lot of traction out there for JRDF or SOFA.  Mulgara needs to
> > play well with others; is the OWL API one of the answers?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Webster
> >
> > [1] http://owlapi.sourceforge.net/index.html
> > [2] http://www.co-ode.org/downloads/protege-x/
> > [3] Section 3.2 in
> > http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Publications/CEUR-WS//Vol-258/paper19.pdf
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