Ontologies´ KISSES in standardization

In this article, eight people from different communities, including applications, description logics and frame logic, express their view of a Web ontology language. They had complete freedom in forming their statements, but they focused on these core questions: (1) What is the single most important property of a Web ontology language? (2) Taking a formal semantics for granted, should a Web ontology language be based on description logics such as OIL (Ontology Inference Layer) or DAML (DARPA Agent Markup Language) + OIL? (3) How should we communicate a Web ontology language to developers? Much has been said about the dire nature of a Web ontology language´s standardization. This being so, where do its beauty and its excitements lie? The answer is KISSES - Keep It Straight, Simple and ExtenSible. There are, of course, different opinions. So what does this boil down to from the technical view? The authors tell you how ontologies´ KISSES move them.