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Subject: RE: Feasability of creating the Biometric Web Services TC
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Thanks
Ross That
is a fair and reasonable decision under the circumstances and follows a well
trodden precedent. Cheers Colin From: Micheals, Ross J.
[mailto:ross.micheals@nist.gov] Dear colleagues: OASIS procedure requires that TC
discussion lists are open for only 90 days. The “bws-discuss” list
closes on December 20th. The list has over 45 subscribers, yet there has been
little discussion regarding the proposed charter. This leaves us with an important
decision to make. I understand that being an active member
of a TC requires commitment of resources. Based on a wide variety of
conversations I’ve had “off-line” I can safely say that a
lack of discussion does not reflect a lack of interest. NIST is committed to providing an open
specification for controlling biometric sensors via web services. (We have been
calling this “WS-Biometric Devices” internally.) Given this, I
propose that we postpone the creation of an OASIS Biometric Web Services
committee. The NIST Biometric Web Services team will continue to work on a
formal specification of “WS-Biometric Devices,” releasing drafts
for public comment as we go. Such a specification might become the basis for
future OASIS work, much like the CBEFF work started as a NIST Interagency
Report (IR) and was eventually evolved into an ISO standard. I appreciate those of you who have expressed
interest in the proposed TC. I’d also like to thank Robin Cover and Mary
McRae from OASIS for their assistance over the past few weeks. In the meantime, the NIST BWS team will
remain active participants in the OASIS BIAS TC. We are working hard on
providing a reference implementation, and are making great strides with the
help of the committee. Keep your eyes on bws.nist.gov for
updates and details. Respectfully, Dr. Ross J. Micheals -- Ross J. Micheals National Institute
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