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Subject: Re: [sdd] [glossary] fix


I also concur.  Saying that the fix for a defect
"solves" a problem, while technically
accurate, puts a positive spin on something that shouldn't
have happened and was a mistake in the first place :)

-jhf-

Jay Nash wrote:
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> correcting a defect sounds better to my ear
> 
> Julia McCarthy wrote:
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>>There is one more little thing nagging me about this definition.  Is it
>>really correct to talk about solving a defect?  I think of solving
>>problems and fixing or correcting defects.  We probably don't want to
>>use the word fix in the definition of fix.  So we could talk about
>>correcting defects or we could talk about solving problems.  Like this:
>>
>>A) A modification to code or configuration that corrects one or more
>>solution defects and is deliverable to the solution's target hosting
>>environment(s).
>>
>>B) A modification to code or configuration that solves one or more
>>solution problems and is deliverable to the solution's target hosting
>>environment(s).
>>
>>
>>Julia McCarthy
>>Autonomic Computing Enablement
>>julia@us.ibm.com
>>Tie/Line 349/8156
>>877-261-0391
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>*Jay Nash <jay@o-ms.com>*
>>
>>01/10/2006 10:23 AM
>>Please respond to
>>jay
>>
>>
>>	
>>To
>>	Julia McCarthy/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
>>cc
>>	Randy George/Austin/IBM@IBMUS, sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
>>Subject
>>	Re: [sdd] [glossary] fix
>>
>>
>>	
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>nicely done
>>
>>Julia McCarthy wrote:
>>
>>>>In last week's meeting there was some discussion objecting to the
>>>>assumption in this definition that fixes are general for one defect.
>>>> How about this modified definition which removes that assumption and
>>>>rewords the phrases a bit to better tie noun to verbs?
>>>>
>>>>A modification to code or configuration that solves one or more solution
>>>>defects and is deliverable to the solution's target hosting
>>>>environment(s).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Julia McCarthy
>>>>Autonomic Computing Enablement
>>>>julia@us.ibm.com
>>>>Tie/Line 349/8156
>>>>877-261-0391
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>*Jay Nash <jay@o-ms.com>*
>>>>
>>>>01/09/2006 06:30 PM
>>>>Please respond to
>>>>jay
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                 
>>>>To
>>>>                 Randy George/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
>>>>cc
>>>>                 sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
>>>>Subject
>>>>                 Re: [sdd] [glossary] fix
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"target hosting environment" is fine with me.
>>>>
>>>>New text reads:
>>>>A modification to code or configuration that solves generally one, but
>>>>possibly more solution defects that is deliverable to the target hosting
>>>>environment(s).
>>>>
>>>>Jay Nash
>>>>Randy George wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>I would like to see the change of "target system" to "target hosting
>>>>>>environment(s)" because 1) hosting environments are defined in the
>>>>>>glossary and 2) a fix might need to be deployed to across various
>>>>>>targets, i.e. parts to each hosting environment.  One can not assume
>>>>>>that there is a 1-1 relationship between a fix and a hosting
>>
>>environment.
>>
>>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>>Randy George
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Senior Technical Staff Member
>>>>>>Provisioning Architecture
>>>>>>Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group
>>>>>>Austin, TX  
>>>>>>(512) 838-0752     T/L 678-0752
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>*Jay Nash <jay@o-ms.com>*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>01/09/2006 09:06 AM
>>>>>>Please respond to
>>>>>>jay@o-ms.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>To
>>>>>>                 sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
>>>>>>cc
>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>Subject
>>>>>>                 [sdd] [glossary] fix
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Propose to accept as written by accepting changes in the last doc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"A modification to code or configuration that solves generally one, but
>>>>>>possibly more (solution) defects (that is) deliverable to the target
>>>>>>system."
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>--
>>>>Jay Nash, CTO
>>>>OMS SafeHarbor
>>>>128 Warren St
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>>>>978.937.3784 fax
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>>Jay Nash, CTO
>>OMS SafeHarbor
>>128 Warren St
>>Lowell MA 01852
>>978.937.2363 ext.111
>>978.937.3784 fax
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