Re: database systems and organizational intelligence

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> > > My reasons for differentiating between the concept of data and the
> > > concept of intelligence commence with the observation that these two
> > > things are totally different entities.
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> > Everybody knows that data and code are totally different things. So
what?
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> Really ?

I'm really curious what the huge distinction is (as in "totally different").

Much of the data that I see queried is derived. Where do Alfredo (or others) place the razor blade to split out what it data and what is code in that instance?

Then there is the need to protect our code as an asset, storing it in a data repository, of course.

--dawn Received on Wed May 26 2004 - 03:20:31 CEST