[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]
Subject: Re: [emergency] Talking Point re CAP and CEA "Public Alert"
+1 from me on this as well. Compatible, in the world of software/hardware development, and therefore the standardization of XML schemas/structures has a very specific meaning. And while it may be tempting to use words incorrectly (ie: definition that is different for a different industry), we must avoid doing this. We are not building standards for first responders, etc. - we are building standards for people who build products for first responders, etc., therefore the terminology used must appropriate for these people. On Apr 10, 2004, at 5:04 PM, Bob Wyman wrote: > Art Botterell wrote: >> Bob, do any of us really have time to split hairs >> about the word "compatible" in this context? > If we don't have time for the truth, what do we have time for? > Clearly, if I didn't think my point had merit, I never would have made > the initial comment and request for information concerning what was > meant by "compatible." Clearly, your earlier comments indicate that > CAP is, in fact, *not compatible* with these other systems even though > with some degree of additional work, the various system can be made to > interwork. > Personally, I believe that the normal listener will perceive > the word "compatible" as one that indicates *actual* compatibility > rather than *potential* compatibility... Thus, I continue to hold that > the use of the word is inappropriate in this context. I do not see > this as splitting hairs. > >> The folks at the Weather Service, the folks at >> the FCC and the folks at CEA have all expressed >> satisfaction that CAP is compatible with ... > These "testimonials" are no more convincing than a late-night > TV commercial filled with "testimony" that some miracle herb cures > cancer or that spot weight reduction from a ThighMaster is possible. > (Much medical research shows that spot weight reduction is not > possible...) > >> Of course, if you aren't comfortable using the word, >> you don't have to. And if you'd like to offer a >> suggestion of a better word, feel free. > It is you, not I, who wishes to make claims comparing the > various systems. Thus you cannot push to me your responsibility for > crafting your message. I have, I believe, clearly shown that the word > you are using is inappropriate, misleading, and not truthful. It is up > to you to decide if you will continue to use it or if you will use > language which is more truthful. > I encourage the TC itself to avoid the use of this word > "compatible", without proper qualifiers, in any communications which > can be attributed to it or its members. I fear that the TC's utility > could be severely compromised if it gains a reputation for overstating > the qualities or promise of CAP. > > bob wyman > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the roster > of the OASIS TC), go to > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency/members/ > leave_workgroup.php. > > -- R. Allen Wyke Chair, OASIS Emergency Management TC emergency-tc@earthlink.net
[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]