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Subject: Re: [ubl-csc] Fwd: announcement of new OASIS Standards Registry
Tim McGrath wrote:
> firstly, let me say that one of the primary deliverables for LCSC is to
> publish the UBL Library in a public registry and this one looks like
> the one to go for.
>
> however, there is a task required before we submit UBL into the
> registry. that is, we need to transform UBL components into registry
> entries. i think this is what Joe Chiusano refers to as serialization??
I doubt it, but don't take my word for it...
>
> My suggestion is ...
>
> a. we start looking at the task of making UBL into a ebXML Registry
> entry - Joe seems to be the person best equipped to tell us what is
> needed so I am happy to contact him on this.
Of course another person who would know about this is Farrukh Najmi; I'll
see if I can grab his attention for 2 minutes here in Philadelphia at the
XML2003 conference.
>
> b. we actually dont publish 1.0-Beta but wait until it is 1.0.
>
>
> jon.bosak@sun.com wrote:
>
>> Should we put 1.0 Beta into this registry, or should we wait for
>> the final version?
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> ==================================================================
>>
>> Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:35:38 -0500
>> From: "Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>
>> To: members@lists.oasis-open.org
>> Subject: [OASIS members] announcement of new OASIS Standards Registry
>>
>> OASIS members:
>>
>> We are pleased to announce the availability of the OASIS Standards
>> Registry. The Registry, found on the OASIS server at
>> http://registry.oasis-open.org, is for the purpose of sharing
>> information about the technical activities of OASIS and other
>> standards development organizations (SDOs) who may elect to submit
>> data. The goal of the Registry is to promote participation in
>> technical activities, collaboration between SDOs, and broader
>> awareness and adoption of completed technical work based on data
>> standards.
>>
>> The Registry is a structured database that stores six types of data
>> objects: Standards Development Organizations, Technical Committees,
>> Specifications, Companies, Products, and Glossary Terms. Users and the
>> general public will be able to browse and search its contents, which
>> are stored in a hierarchical tree, and can be linked by associations
>> between the different objects. For example, a software or hardware
>> "Product" is the output of a "Company", and may also be an
>> implementation of a "Specification". A "Specification" belongs to a
>> "Technical Committee", which in turn belongs to an "SDO". Users can
>> traverse these associations through the Registry tree to discover
>> relationships between activities.
>>
>> The Registry is based on the ebXML Registry (RIM) specification, and a
>> metadata structure developed by an ad hoc Standards Registry committee
>> formed by several SDOs. The Registry was built for OASIS by Yellow
>> Dragon Software (recently acquired by Adobe), and is designed to be
>> compatible with interfaces for UDDI and other standards-based data
>> discovery methodologies. These standardized interfaces will allow for
>> direct application-to-application links, thereby enabling federated
>> queries with other registries implementing these open standard
>> interfaces, as they become available.
>>
>> OASIS will host and maintain the Registry, and permit other relevant
>> organizations to enter pertinent data. For example:
>> * SDOs, Technical Committees and Companies may submit their contact
>> data, and be listed as data objects.
>> * Technical Committees of any standards organization may submit data
>> on their Specifications that are available as public resources.
>> * Companies may submit data on their Products that implement a
>> Specification. ("Company" is a generic classification that may also
>> cover unincorporated entities, governments, end-user organizations,
>> and other Product sources.)
>> * Products may include products provided by vendors that implement the
>> linked "Specification". This object may also be used by other user
>> organizations to reference their internal projects that are
>> implemented using the linked "Specification" whether through the
>> installation of a product from a vendor or from in-house developed
>> applications that use the referenced "Specification".
>>
>> Any user may browse the Registry as a public resource without needing
>> an account or password. Users who wish to enter listed data objects
>> must register and log in before submitting new objects. Instructions
>> and documentation for browsing as well as for submitting new objects
>> are available through links at the bottom of the Registry's home page.
>>
>> Each entry in the Registry is an assertion by the data owner; the
>> submitter takes responsibility for the accuracy of the assertion.
>> OASIS will maintain the availability of the Registry as a data
>> resource, and will permit parties to list relevant data about their
>> own activities at their option. OASIS will act as the "owner" of
>> current information for its own Technical Committees and
>> Specifications in the Registry, and maintain current contact and
>> status information there for member and public use. We have pre-loaded
>> the Registry with the current OASIS TCs, and with each OASIS
>> specification that has been approved as Committee Drafts and OASIS
>> Standards.
>>
>> OASIS also has entered the organizational members of OASIS as
>> "Company" data objects, and we encourage representatives of member
>> companies to enter information about their products that implement
>> OASIS specifications.
>>
>> We will be announcing the OASIS Standards Registry to the public on or
>> about 15 January, and inviting other standards development
>> organizations to enter information about their technical work. In
>> order to give exposure to the work of OASIS member organizations in
>> implementing OASIS specifications, we would like to see your products
>> entered into the Registry by that time.
>>
>> We will be demonstrating the Registry to OASIS members this week,
>> Tuesday through Thursday, at the OASIS booth at the IDEAlliance XML
>> 2003 conference in Philadelphia. Please stop by booth #409 for a quick
>> look.
>>
>> -Karl
>>
>> =================================================================
>> Karl F. Best
>> Vice President, OASIS
>> office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648
>> karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org
>>
>>
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