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Nagarjuna G. <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
Other License: 
Package: Gnowledge Networking and Organizing SYSt
System name: gnosys
This package wants to apply for inclusion in the GNU project

Description:
GNOSYS: Gnowledge Networking and Organizing System, is a web application  
suitable for installation within the web application server Zee Object 
Publishing Environment (ZOPE). 

The application provides generic classes, viz. object, object type, 
association, association type, facet, facet type, occurance, occurance type, 
theme, scope, etc., for developing semantic web content.  For those who are 
aware, the application follows the structure similar to TopicMaps 
(http://www.tipicmaps.org).  It is intended to develop as a powerful prototype 
application demonstrating the potential of an expert system within the paradigm 
of object oriented database technology.  Presently it cannot import/export the 
content in the form of XTM (XML Topic Maps) standard, but this feature is being 
developed.

The application can be used for web based knowledge (document) management 
projects, for developing structured knowledge bases, as a collaborative 
authoring tool, suitable for making electronic glossaries, dictionaries and 
encyclopedias, for managing large websites or links, developing an online 
catalogue for a library of any thing including books, to make ontologies, 
classifying and networking any objects etc.  

The application contains a catalogue (an instance of ZCatalogue, a constituent 
of ZOPE, http://www.zope.org) for indexing all the data for faster search and 
query.

It also contains a facility to add rules into its rule base, and execute the 
rules.  Once completely implemented this feature will make the product really 
powerful, for it can infer and make new relations.  Though a prototype of rule 
base already exists in the developing version, more elegant implementation is 
being worked out.

GNOSYS is a free software, released under GPL.

Sample applications that are developed using GNOSYS will be available at 
http://www.gnowledge.org/. 


Other Software Required:
ZOPE (Zee Object Publishing Environment), and another ZOPE product Transparent 
Folder.  Needs clients that support either ftp, webdav, http protocols for 
accessing, managing and using the application. This support is normally 
available in browsers (like mozilla, netscape, lynx etc).


Other Comments:
Contact Person: Nagarjuna G.