Criticism
Classification in UDEF is not sometimes hampered by ad-hoc decisions that might produce problems. Example:
- b.be.5 is "United-Kingdom Citizen Person" and
- c.be.5 is "European Union Citizen Person"
As the United Kingdom is part of the European Union, the classification is not unique. Response The UDEF is flexible and is designed to match the semantics and behaviour of existing systems. Therefore, if one system has a table for United Kingdom Citizens and a different system has a table for European Union Citizens, the UDEF can handle both situations.
Some of the concepts in UDEF are not as universal as it is claimed. They show a lot of bias to Anglo-American tradition and way of thinking and are not easily transferable to other languages. Example: The following part of the hierarchy shows the concept of an officer.
- j.5 Officer.Person
- a.j.5 Contracting.Officer.Person
- a.a.j.5 Procuring.Contracting.Officer.Person
- a.a.a.j.5 Government.Procuring.Contracting.Officer.Person
- b.a.j.5 Administrative.Contracting.Officer.Person
- b.j.5 Police.Officer.Person
- c.j.5 Military.Officer.Person
In many cultures, the part of the tree below "a.j.5 Contracting Officer Person" would not be placed under j.5 (see officer) as b.j.5 (see Law enforcement officer) or c.j.5 (see Officer (armed forces)).
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