Re: [ebsoa] Proposal to change TC front page

["David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>]

Joe,

I'm thinking we can refine and improve here - to ensure we're
covering the right bases...

DW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
To: "David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>
Cc: "Duane Nickull" <dnickull@adobe.com>; <ebsoa@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [ebsoa] Proposal to change TC front page


> From a public perspective, given the level of press that this TC was
> given up to our initial F2F: Is there any negative side to changing the
> purpose so drastically? I'm just thinking how some folks may have "had
> their hopes up" regarding the updates to the TA v1.04, and such.
> Overall, this may not matter - but it's certainly a consideration.
>
> Cheers,
> Joe
>
> David RR Webber wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > I think we have to find wording we like first - then decide if it trips
> > any wires.
> >
> > I like a chunk of what Duane wrote - but I'd wordsmith other
> > parts to make it less clumsy...
> >
> > DW.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
> > To: "Duane Nickull" <dnickull@adobe.com>
> > Cc: <ebsoa@lists.oasis-open.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 8:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ebsoa] Proposal to change TC front page
> >
> > > Asking solely out of curiousity regarding OASIS procedures:
> > >
> > > It seems to me that the change in purpose stated below would affect
the
> > > charter. If this is correct, how is such an alteration of charter
> > > (possibly considered a major one) handled within OASIS?
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > Duane Nickull wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Team:
> > > >
> > > > Given the current direction of our group, it has been brought to my
> > > > attention that the public page, which states:
> > > >
> > > > " The purpose of the TC is to continue work on the ebXML Technical
> > > > Architecture to bring it from v1.04 to a more current architecture
that
> > > > takes into account both subsequent releases of the ebXML
specifications
> > > > and other Web Services and service-oriented architecture works."
> > > >
> > > > is probably no longer correctly describing what we are doing.
> > > >
> > > > I would propose that we change it to something along the lines of:
> > > >
> > > > " The purpose of the TC is to build upon the work of both ebXML and
web
> > > > services to develop a formal Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
> > > > specification embracing the requirements of global electronic
business.
> > > >  The architecture will utilize the methodologies of Web Services and
> > > > ebXML specifications however remain neutral to prescribing either."
> > > >
> > > > or something to that effect.
> > > >
> > > > The purposes is to reflect that we have become a convergence point
of
> > > > SOA activity and have a duty to build upon both but like any good
> > > > architecture, must not constrain implementations to using either.  I
> > > > believe this will have a high degree of value in that the principles
of
> > > > SOA can be explored for business users and implementers without
treading
> > > > in political waters.
> > > >
> > > > We can likely define areas where web services has gaps that ebXML
covers
> > > > and places where convergence may be best suited to bring the two
stacks
> > > > as close together as possible.  This will likely start with an
> > > > architectural convergence (actually more of a reconciliation) since
we
> > > > cannot normatively prescribe action to any other.
> > > >
> > > > Comments?
> > > >
> > > > Duane
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Senior Standards Strategist
> > > > Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > > > http://www.adobe.com
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kind Regards,
> > > Joseph Chiusano
> > > Associate
> > > Booz Allen Hamilton
> > >
>
> -- 
> Kind Regards,
> Joseph Chiusano
> Associate
> Booz Allen Hamilton
>