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Introduction
Smaoin is an information model, i.e. a general model for conceptual description, modeling and management of information and knowledge.
Smaoin provides a scheme for expressing meaning (e.g. facts, questions, stories, quotes, scientific data) using a certain structure (e.g. table, list, map). Smaoin’s specific scheme is based on [[!wikipedia “set theory”]], and is somewhat more general than some popular models (e.g. [[!wikipedia SQL]]). This generality brings a lot of expressive power and flexibility.
Smaoin connects people and computers - it is a model that both humans and computers can equally use to read and write information.
Since Smaoin focuses on the expression of information rather than representation, it is also called an “expression model” in some of the documents. The terms “Smaoin” and “the expression model” refer to the same thing. I used “expression model” everywhere before I chose the name Smaoin.
The model Smaoin suggests is not entirely new: In fact, most of it is very similar to other semantic information models such as [[!wikipedia “Resource Description Framework” desc=RDF]] and [[!wikipedia Gellish]]. But Smaoin does have its own unique features and ideas.
Freedom
Smaoin is dedicated to freedom and sharing. Its materials are released to the public domain using CC0. See [[/freedom]].
Documentation
The two primary documents released by Smaoin are:
- [[Definition]] - “official” description of the model
- [[Tutorial]] - friendly guide for fun learning
For further learning and exploration, and as design and development tools, there are also the following documents. They may be a bit outdated. Until this is fixed, [[Idan]] and [[Kadma]] may provide useful information.
- [[Theory]]
- [[Tools]]
- [[Early design|early-design]]
- [[Design]]
Bugs, Ideas, Tasks and Decisions
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- [[tickets]]
- [[decisions]]