RE: [soa-rm] OASIS Standard Request

["Bashioum, Christopher D" <cbashioum@mitre.org>]

Duane,

The MITRE organization is successfully using the SOA RM as a guide for
architecture.  In particular, we are using it as a guide in updating
the DoD Architecture Framework to support SOA.  We are also succesfully
using it as a guide in explaining SOA to various DoD organizations so
that they understand the implications of SOA to their architectures.

Name: Chris Bashioum
Company Name: The MITRE Corporation


TC Chair: TBD - we require this.  To certify such, please send an email
to
the general SOA RM list stating the name of your organization, that you
are
using the Reference Model as a guide for architecture with success and
your
name and company name.  This is for OASIS Member Organizations only and
we
require at least 3.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Nickull [mailto:dnickull@adobe.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:58 PM
To: soa-rm@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [soa-rm] OASIS Standard Request

TC:

Please read the following and help out where applicable in order that
we are
prepared by August 15th, 2006.

Under the policy and procedures section, the TC chair (moi) must send
the
following items to OASIS by the 15th of any month.  Some of these
require
your input:

****************Draft submission for
OASIS********************************
By way of a special majority vote held between [insert dates here], we
are
hereby making a formal submission to advance the OASIS SOA RM TC's
Reference
Model for SOA to an OASIS standard status.  Here is our submission
package:


       1.Links to the approved Committee Specification in the TC's
document
repository, and any appropriate supplemental documentation for the
specification, both of which must be written using the OASIS templates.
The
specification may not have been changed between its approval as a
Committee
Specification and its submission to OASIS for consideration as an OASIS
Standard, except for the changes on the title page and running footer
noting
the approval status and date.

TC Chair:  The link is
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/soa-rm/download.php/19361/
soa-r
m-cs.pdf

There are no supplemental or other normative documents for inclusion in
the
submission.  The title, status and date have been changed.

       2. The editable version of all files that are part of the
Committee
Specification;

TC Chair: The editable versions of the document are:

MS Word:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/soa-rm/download.php/19362/
soa-r
m-cs.doc

HTML:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/soa-rm/download.php/19363/
soa-r
m-cs.zip

       3. Certification by the TC that all schema and XML instances
included
in the specification, whether by inclusion or reference, including
fragments
of such, are well formed, and that all expressions are valid;

TC Chair: Given the abstract nature of the Reference Model, this is not
applicable.  We have no schemas within our specifications.

       4. A clear English-language summary of the specification;

TC Chair: (proposed) This Reference Model for Service Oriented
Architecture
is an abstract model for understanding significant entities and
relationships between them within a service-oriented environment, and
for
the development of consistent standards or specifications supporting
that
environment. It is based on unifying concepts of SOA and may be used by
architects developing specific service oriented architectures or in
training
and explaining SOA.

Due to its' abstract nature, this reference model is not directly tied
to
any standards, technologies or other concrete implementation details.
It
provides a common semantics that can be used unambiguously across and
between different implementations.

While service-orientation may be a popular concept found in a broad
variety
of applications, this reference model focuses on the field of software
architecture. The concepts and relationships described may apply to
other
"service" environments; however, this specification makes no attempt to
completely account for use outside of the software domain.


       5. A statement regarding the relationship of this specification
to
similar work of other OASIS TCs or other standards developing
organizations;

TC Chair: (Proposed) This work is abstract in nature and meant to be
used as
a template by those who architect SOA.  Accordingly, it would be
relevant to
most SOA activities including the Web Service technology family, any
XML
based language that may be used within an SOA, W3C specifications for
Web
Services including WSDL and WS-Policy work and other software
architecture
practices and standards.  It will likely be of interest to ISO, IEEE,
IETF,
W3C, UN/CEFACT, AIAG, AIA, the Ontolog Forum, Open Group and many other
standards organizations.

       6. Certification by at least three OASIS member organizations
that
they are successfully using the specification;

TC Chair: TBD - we require this.  To certify such, please send an email
to
the general SOA RM list stating the name of your organization, that you
are
using the Reference Model as a guide for architecture with success and
your
name and company name.  This is for OASIS Member Organizations only and
we
require at least 3.

       7. The beginning and ending dates of the public review(s), a
pointer
to the announcement of the public review(s), and a pointer to an
account of
each of the comments/issues raised during the public review period(s),
along
with its resolution;

TC Chair: There were two Full Public Reviews that happened.

The first public review towards becoming a Committee Specification
occurred
between 13 February 2006, and ends 14 April 2006. The accouncement may
be
found here:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200602/msg00013.html

The second public review towards becoming a Committee Specification
occurred
5 June 2006 to 20 June 2006.  The announcement may be found here:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/soa-rm/200606/msg00003.html

The full transcripts of all comments and dispositions are may be linked
to
from this page:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/soa-rm/documents.php

Under the "issues" folder.  They are expressed in Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet format along with a resolution for each and every comment
submitted.  To our knowledge, there are no outstanding disagreements
with
the resolutions for any comment.

       8. An account of and results of the voting to approve the
specification as a Committee Specification, including the date of the
ballot
and a pointer to the ballot;

TC Chair: The ballot for approval as a Committee Specification opened
July
12, 2006 and closed July 19, 2006.  The ballot results were 100% in
favor
and the ballot details are archived here:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/soa-rm/ballot.php?id=1069

       9.An account of or pointer to votes and comments received in any
earlier attempts to standardize substantially the same specification,
together with the originating TC's response to each comment;

TC Chair: This is the first time the RM for SOA has been forwarded as a
candidate for OASIS Standard, hence there are no pointers available.

      10. A pointer to the publicly visible comments archive for the
originating TC;

TC Chair:

The publicly visible comments archive is available at:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/soa-rm-comment/

      11.A pointer to any minority reports submitted by one or more
Members
who did not vote in favor of approving the Committee Specification,
which
report may include statements regarding why the member voted against
the
specification or that the member believes that Substantive Changes were
made
which have not gone through public review; or certification by the
Chair
that no minority reports exist.

TC Chair: I hereby certify that no minority reports exist.