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Isabel Drost commented on MAHOUT-18:
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> To me all this is a bit of overkill, at least right now. But something is
> needed. I have seen other speak of similar things and sort of need it right
> now.
I think it is overkill for algorithms mainly used for data exploration - e.g.
clustering is used for exploring large amounts of data, grouping it in
manageable pieces. Once we start working on algorithms that create models of
the data that are later applied to new incoming data (stuff like
classification, regression, ...) we will need some way to store the resulting
model. If that model can later be imported into one of the standard tools - all
the better.
Maybe it is possible to start out with supporting just a subset of the standard
that is really relevant for us?
> Embrace interoperability with other softwares
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>
> Key: MAHOUT-18
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-18
> Project: Mahout
> Issue Type: New JIRA Project
> Reporter: Shunkai Fu
> Priority: Minor
>
> This is an open issue. It is related with all possible components existing or
> to born in the future.
> ML or DM models normally have two phases: training and scoring (or
> predicting). If we agree "updating" is an independent one, we will have 3
> phases.
> There are many softwares about ML/DM outside. We want the users of Mahout be
> able to import models got built from other software here, update them and/or
> use them for scoring. To achieve this goal, we need to recognize the commonly
> used formats.
> Besides, users may choose Mahout because Mahout is speedy in learning. After
> a model is ready, they may export the model trained, view it with some
> visualization tool, or import it into other software or application for
> scoring (or predicting). In this case, exporting into widely recognized
> format is expected.
> Finally, I want to say that the importing and exporting will not influence
> the ongoing projects, so developers of other components need not worry about
> this.
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