next steps for the PSTC

[Prateek Mishra <prateek.mishra@oracle.com>]

We support the continued refinement of SPML 2.0, based on specific 
use-cases that are of interest to the community. We encourage the 
submission of such use-cases
and discussion within the PSTC. While we are aware that the adoption of 
SPML 2.0 has not met expectations, nevertheless the SPML 2.0 
specification incorporates a great deal of domain knowledge and 
expertise; we would like to build on this to the greatest extent 
possible. We are open to the creation of profiles or extensions or even 
ultimately the creation of SPML 2.1, as long as these are supported by 
use-cases of interest.

We are opposed to the creation of a new version of the standard. This is 
a very large effort and  typically takes 3-4 calendar years and dozens 
of person years to complete. Such a step should be justified by 
reference to the technical challenges or omissions in the current 
version of the standard. Again, this analysis should be driven off 
use-cases as well. We are not aware of any such analysis or broader 
discussions that justify why we should take such a large  and 
time-consuming step.


- prateek