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Subject: CAMP extensibility issue
There are a several extensibility issues with CAMP 1.0 spec. To kick
off a discussion, my thoughts on various extensibility points in the
spec are listed below. Comments are most welcome. -Anish -- CAMP Extensibility Issue1. IntroductionCAMP specification mentions extensibility in various places in the specification but does not say howone is meant to extend the specification. Typically specifications like CAMP achieve a balance between portability/interoperability/conformance and the ability to provide a working implementation, as well as innovation, by creating an extensibility framework that draws a line around what is defined in the specification and rules on how/where implementations can create extensions. Annex C provides an example of a Database Platform Component extension. 2. IssueThere are several places where an implementation may want to create extensions. Although the specification mentions extensions, this issue is about the fact that there is no extension framework for CAMP defined. In addition, typically, specifications not only specify where/how the extensions are created but also address discoverability and management of extensions. There are several sub-issuesrelated to extensions:
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