[CL] Wikipedia page for CL

[Pat Hayes]

>I took the liberty of expanding the Common Logic page on Wikipedia:
>
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Logic
>
>using John's suggested text as a starting point.  Feel free to correct
>anything I got wrong.

?? I'm not seeing anything new here. Do I need to adjust my wiki view 
in some way?

>
>I am curious, however, about one aspect of the definition:
>
>    The definition allows a variety of different syntactic forms,
>    called dialects, all expressible within a common XML-based syntax
>    and all sharing a single semantics.
>
>This seems to mix issues of syntax and semantics.

Well, it mentions both aspects. Both are required for conformance. 
But this wording is rather out of date now as XML isnt any longer the 
essential core syntax for the ISO version.

>  For example, what
>if I chose to create a CL dialect, using YAML syntax.  Would that not
>be acceptable?

I think so, sure, provided you gave it a proper semantics. The idea 
was to allow even things like diagrammatic syntax forms, or RDF 
graphs, which don't have natural linearizations.

What exactly is the point that needs clarifying? Sorry to seem obtuse.

Pat

>Please clarify...
>
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