[business-transaction] Re: This Thursday's teleconference

[Mark Little <mcl@arjuna.com>]

Just as Mark Little pointed out in adding scope to the specification ( ala Sazi's proposal ) the delay and complexity will hurt us, I think myself and one or two others are simply suggesting that during the next review phase we consider that exact same point in regard to the spec as a whole. On the opposite side of that, I don't think that some of the decisions we have made at points in time based should not be revisited, decisions have been made as we have progressed based on the info and material available at the time, but that does not mean there is never scope to revisit them and review them  - I think that is all people are were suggesting. I am a little confused, by this formal proposal as some of those named were in agreement on the last call that we should consider this point - anyhow lets discuss and hash this point Thursday, but lets try and make it solution-oriented not confrontational.

Mark, I can understand your concern, but we need to move forward and not backwards. If we continually revisit choices that we made days, weeks or even months ago then we will never have anything to recommend for adoption: and I know that's not what the majority of people on this committee want. Obviously we can look again at some decisions, but I think many of the concerns raised can be addressed by suitable primers, presentations, user guids, and marketing materials, and these are all predicated on the actual adoption of a specification.

 

So, unfortunately I think that we must stick with our original call for vote today, and see where that leads us.

 

Mark.

 

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Dr. Mark Little (mark@arjuna.com)
Transactions Architect, HP Arjuna Labs
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