Re: VO vs VObs

From: Ed Shaya <Edward.J.Shaya.1-at-gsfc.nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:48:51 -0400


I agree:

VO:VO not GRID:VO

Ed

Masatoshi OHISHI wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I agree with Tony:
> At 22:12 04/06/08 +0100, Tony Linde wrote:
> >
> >Frankly, who cares?
>
> In radiocommunication world, people use SNR. This doesn't mean
> SuperNova Remnant. It means Signal-to-Noise Ratio. People don't
> care about that two different communities happen to use the same
> acronym.
>
> When we use 'VO' in Grid community, we should give its definition
> ar first appearance. Or when we talk we always say 'Virtual Observatory'.
> If the visibility of the 'Virtual Observatory' get higher, then Grid
> people
> will easily understand the situation. What we need to do is to build,
> as early
> as possible, VOs that produce a lot of scientific results.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Masatoshi
>
>
>
Received on 2004-06-09Z15:58:07