[MOBY-dev] integration of datatypes with multiparental relations in the datatype ontology

[Paul Gordon]

Hi Julien,

The short answer is No. :-)

Can you present a compelling case for multiple inheritance of a 
datatype?  The typical arguments for objects (which have methods, not 
just data) don't apply...

Julien Wollbrett wrote:
> I made a plugin to automatically integrate an OWL ontology into the 
> datatype ontology.
> It's a plugin for protégé in which we need to specify both endpoint and
> namespace of the specified central registry.
> This plugin run with a "simple" ontology (i.e. ontology with no
> multiparental relations).
> The problem is that I can't create a datatype with multiparental 
> relation.
> A lot of biological ontologies have multiparental relations. How can I
> integrate these ontologies into the datatype ontology of a specified
> central registry?
> Did you planned to integrate multiparental relations in biomoby?
> Thank you for your help
>
> Julien Wollbrett
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