Re: [ebsoa] Proposal to change TC front page

["David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>]

Joe,

I think we have to find wording we like first - then decide if it trips
any wires.

I like a chunk of what Duane wrote - but I'd wordsmith other
parts to make it less clumsy...

DW.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
To: "Duane Nickull" <dnickull@adobe.com>
Cc: <ebsoa@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [ebsoa] Proposal to change TC front page


> Asking solely out of curiousity regarding OASIS procedures:
>
> It seems to me that the change in purpose stated below would affect the
> charter. If this is correct, how is such an alteration of charter
> (possibly considered a major one) handled within OASIS?
>
> Joe
>
> Duane Nickull wrote:
> >
> > Team:
> >
> > Given the current direction of our group, it has been brought to my
> > attention that the public page, which states:
> >
> > " The purpose of the TC is to continue work on the ebXML Technical
> > Architecture to bring it from v1.04 to a more current architecture that
> > takes into account both subsequent releases of the ebXML specifications
> > and other Web Services and service-oriented architecture works."
> >
> > is probably no longer correctly describing what we are doing.
> >
> > I would propose that we change it to something along the lines of:
> >
> > " The purpose of the TC is to build upon the work of both ebXML and web
> > services to develop a formal Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
> > specification embracing the requirements of global electronic business.
> >  The architecture will utilize the methodologies of Web Services and
> > ebXML specifications however remain neutral to prescribing either."
> >
> > or something to that effect.
> >
> > The purposes is to reflect that we have become a convergence point of
> > SOA activity and have a duty to build upon both but like any good
> > architecture, must not constrain implementations to using either.  I
> > believe this will have a high degree of value in that the principles of
> > SOA can be explored for business users and implementers without treading
> > in political waters.
> >
> > We can likely define areas where web services has gaps that ebXML covers
> > and places where convergence may be best suited to bring the two stacks
> > as close together as possible.  This will likely start with an
> > architectural convergence (actually more of a reconciliation) since we
> > cannot normatively prescribe action to any other.
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Duane
> >
> > --
> > Senior Standards Strategist
> > Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > http://www.adobe.com
>
> -- 
> Kind Regards,
> Joseph Chiusano
> Associate
> Booz Allen Hamilton
>