Re: [Obi-instrument-branch] software
frank gibson
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Alan Ruttenberg
<alanrut...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Something I don't think we need to say, but which I believe to be true
> is that the installed software is a specifically dependent entity that
> is the concretization of the generically dependent software instance
> defined below.
>
> Barry can correct me if I have this wrong.
>
> -Alan
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Alan Ruttenberg
> <alanrut...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok. Software can be an ambiguous term. In this case you are referring
>> to an information entity that inheres in the instrument once the
>> software is installed. You won't go too wrong by creating an instance
>> of Software (http://purl.obofoundry.org/obo/IAO_0000010) and saying
>> that any instance of Voyage De-STR that has that software installed
>> is bearer of that instance. If you wish you can say that the software
>> is_about the data acquisition and processing functions of the
>> instrument.
>>
>> There are some subtleties involving versions, source code, alternative
>> platforms, etc that need to be worked out, but as I said, if you do
>> the above I think that any changes, should there be any, will be
>> minor.
>>
>> -Alan
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Frank Gibson <fgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Alan Ruttenberg
>>> <alanrut...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Could you give me some more specific examples of usage?
>>>> -Alan
>>>
>>> So the Voyage De-STR is a mass spectrometer which has software called
>>> Data Explorer ™ software for flexible acquisition and data processing.
>>> The software can be upgrade, while the instrument remains the same, as
>>> per computers and operating systems.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/6yc7gy
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Frank Gibson <fgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear IAO,
>>>>>
>>>>> The OBI instrument branch was wondering if the class _software_ is
>>>>> included in the IAO, and if so would the realizes relation be suitable
>>>>> to say that a device, runs software?
>>>>>
>>>>> device realizes software
>>>>> computer realizes operating_system
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Frank (on behalf of the instrument branch)
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> >>
>>>
>>
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