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Subject: Re: [bt-spec] URI issue subquestion #2
> > Do we think that entity migration necessitates retaining the same name at > > each endpoint address? (For now let's ignore the issues raised by allowing > > name change and just concentrate on whether or not, in principle, > > this is a > > good idea.) > > > > Our response would be yes. > > But I thought you were arguing that you wanted to change the name. Correct - a cut and paste error. The answer should have been "no". Honest! ;-) > Now you > say you think migration recessitates retaining the same name at each > endpoint address. But your parenthesis seems to go the other way. See above. > We believe a migrating entity should have a name which is invariant over all > its migrations. > > We believe it is a bad idea to allow an entity to change its name. And this is where we differ. Rather than discuss "what ifs" and "why for's" beyond this point, I would suggest we vote on this as a committee and then move on (wherever that takes us). Sounds reasonable to me, but then I did suggest it ;-) Mark. ---------------------------------------------- Dr. Mark Little, Distinguished Engineer, Transactions Architect, HP Arjuna Labs Email: mark_little@hp.com Phone: +44 191 2606216 Fax : +44 191 2606250
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