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Subject: Re: [regrep] [Fwd: [regrep-semantic] IBM BI-ICS]
Farrukh Najmi wrote: > > Chiusano Joseph wrote: > > >Farrukh Najmi wrote: > > > > > >>David RR Webber wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Joe, > >>> > >>>OK - despite Scott saying that BC-ICS is not IBMs answer to CAM, > >>>the fact remains that if you have CAM, which we do, CAM is available > >>>in open source - and an OASIS spec' - then there is absolutely no > >>>earthly reason why you would want to do ICS instead. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>+1 > >> > >>We should not even consider a spec until it is in an open standards body. > >> > >> > > > >Farrukh, could you please elaborate on your meaning of "consider"? > > > > > By "consider" I mean discuss as TC business. Sending an FYI is fine to > keep people > informed on events. However, an open standards activity should not in my > opinion > waste time discussing proprietary specs. > > >Separately: I do think that it's wise for technical committees (OASIS > >and beyond) to be aware of what is out there, and - out of that set - > >what is likely to be advanced into an open standards consortium in the > >future, and how likely. > > > > > I agree that "to be aware of what is out there" is important for any > technologist. > That is why I see nothing wrong with sharing information as an FYI with > the TC like > we often do. > > My concern level rises when we as a TC start spending collective cycles > on a > proprietary spec. I completely agree - a perfect example is WS-Addressing, which is referred to in multiple emerging open specifications (too numerous to mention). Joe > Thats said, we are all free to express whatever opinions we hold and > participate in whatever > threads we want. If a discussion gets too off-topic then the TC chair > can intercede. > > -- > Regards, > Farrukh > > 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/regrep/members/leave_workgroup.php.
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