RE: [regrep] "ebXML Registry and Web services" Federal Pilot

["Breininger, Kathryn R" <kathryn.r.breininger@boeing.com>]

Please bear in mind I was cautioning the TC on our need to avoid appearing to endorse a particular vendor product, as a couple folks have also explained.  I am aware that there need to be several implementations of a standard.  Please review the archives where I have asked several times if anyone is aware of any 3.0 (2.5) implementations in work so that we can go forward with moving the specs to OASIS membership review and vote (following a future vote of the TC to do so).

Kathryn

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew MacKenzie [mailto:matt@mac-kenzie.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:03 AM
To: Breininger, Kathryn R
Cc: Chiusano Joseph; regrep@lists.oasis-open.org; Karl F Best (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [regrep] "ebXML Registry and Web services" Federal Pilot


Kathryn,

You must also keep in mind that without implementations, the TC is 
nothing more than mental masturbation.  A critical problem with ebRR is 
there is just ebxmlRR and Yellow Dragon.  A successful standard needs to 
have at least a few implementations.  Favoring the use of only one of 
the two available seems to be against the TC's best interests. 

Without commercial applications, there can be no commercial 
transactions.  Without commercial transactions, OASIS doesn't get 
paid...and if OASIS doesn't get paid, TC membership drops, and without 
TC membership...

-Matt

Breininger, Kathryn R wrote:

>About the pilot project - it would probably be best to try to use an open source implementation.  As a Standards TC, we have to be very careful about not appearing to endorse a particular vendor product.
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>Kathryn
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chiusano Joseph [mailto:chiusano_joseph@bah.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:02 AM
>To: regrep@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: [regrep] "ebXML Registry and Web services" Federal Pilot 
>
>
>All,
>
>I am a very active participant in the Federal CIO Council's XML Web
>Services Working Group [1]. One of the purposes of this Working Gorup is
>to produce pilot projects in support of the e-Gov Initiatives that use
>XML Web Services. The Working Group is always looking for more ideas for
>pilot projects.
>
>I would like to suggest as an "ebXML Registry and Web services" pilot
>project, and would like the TC's feedback on the idea. I believe we (or
>the Working Group chair) would need to enlist a vendor who has an ebXML
>Registry product that can support the pilot. Use of the SourceForge
>project may also be an option.
>
>I believe that a pilot such as this can help raise awareness of the use
>of Web services with ebXML Registry in the federal realm. If there is
>sufficient interest I can also run it by the OASIS E-Gov TC for their
>feedback, as we (the OASIS E-Gov TC) have been having a very lively
>discussion on the use of XML Registries in the federal government.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>Joe
>
>[1] http://web-services.gov/
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>[2] PURPOSE:
>"The purpose of this new WG is to support the Emerging Technology
>Subcommittee of the CIOC/AIC in its work with the other two
>subcommittees (Enterprise Architecture Governance and Components) and to
>produce incubator pilot projects in support of the e-Gov Initiatives
>that use XML Web Services to demonstrate increased accessibility and
>interoperability (Brainstorming Session, Charter, Activities Reports 1,
>2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and Emerging Technology Subcommittee 1, 2, 3, 4,
>5, 6, 7, 8 and CIO Council Reports 1)."
>
>You may leave a Technical Committee at any time by visiting http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/regrep/members/leave_workgroup.php
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