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Subject: Re: [regrep] [RS Issue] Need clarification on comment on line 1410
Matt, Google and "The-way-back" machine teach us that retaining links to old deprecated content can be valuable... DW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew MacKenzie" <mattm@adobe.com> To: "Duane Nickull" <dnickull@adobe.com> Cc: "Goran Zugic" <gzugic@ebxmlsoft.com>; "Farrukh Najmi" <Farrukh.Najmi@Sun.COM>; <regrep@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [regrep] [RS Issue] Need clarification on comment on line 1410 > Thinking in the abstract, if a target is deprecated is it also fair to > assume references to it are deprecated? Possibly yes, possibly no. > > Imaginary Use case: > > User "bob" has been deprecated as part of a reorganization. "bob" has > been given 3 months to transition his role to someone else ("mary"), and > during that three months he shall continue in his job. If Association > to process objects define "bob"'s position, should those associations be > deprecated? I don't think so. Why? Because those associations will > need to be transitioned to "mary". Maybe this needs to be an optional > flag on the deprecate request. > > Duane Nickull wrote: > > > Goran: > > > > That probably depends on the type of reference. If it is a reference > > (association) of "supercedes", it probably should not be deprecated. > > On the other hand, if it is a reference as "includes", that is another > > matter. > > > > I guess this is a wake up call for a good set of user guides ;-) > > > > Duane > > > > Goran Zugic wrote: > > > >> I like Duane's idea as well. However, I also think that in a such > >> case we should also (automatically) deprecate all objects that > >> reference the deprecated object. For example, it doesn't make sense > >> to keep an Association with a "valid" status (approved) that > >> references a deprecated object. It raises another question related to > >> the RS specs. What is the reason that we don't deprecate objects > >> that reference objects that were deprecated after their creation? > > > > > > <SNIP> > > > > > 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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