Re: [regrep] Core Components and version 3

[David RR Webber - XML ebusiness <Gnosis_@compuserve.com>]

Message text written by Chiusano Joseph
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We absoltely do not meet most CCTS requirements in V3 already, in the
manner in which the CCTS team would like us to meet them (that is,
explicitly in the information model). <
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Joe,

We definately need to get this quantified.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record - we've 
been down this path before.

The original CCTS requirements read like a NASA 
space mission.   I spent days in Tokyo going over
what the CCTS team thought their mission profile
looked like - and theoretically how the RIM can
support rich information querying.

When you distill this down into 
real business requirements - around what an
end user needs to support them building and 
using re-usable content structures - and 
discovering such existing components - you
have a much more attainable set of
deliverables.

Yes it would be nice to be able to answer a
query for "lefthanded mesoean indian artifacts
from the 4th dynasty with applicability to production
of culinary dishes containing aromatic spices
for gout sufferers".

Frankly however I'd rather build a V4.0 around
what 95% of business users need to 
architect a simple cost effective solution.

I don't want to prejudge what that list is - 
since I'd rather re-visit this with a clean slate
based around the latest specification.

Attaining that list is critical to setting the scope
and purpose of the V4 requirements.  Then
we can deliver sensible specifications that
vendors can implement quickly and affordably.

Notice we achieved that with our V3.0 spec's 
and that is a critical success factor.   End users
want registry technology that is broadly 
affordable.

Thanks, DW.