RE: [oic] opinion on virtual interop event (or not) ?

["Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamilton@acm.org>]

I'm not a product implementer, even though I see an opportunity to build
some test harnesses and automated tests of various kinds.  So this is a
theoretician's response.

First, I won't participate in any event where I have to pay a fee for the
privilege.

Secondly, I think the 24-hours around the globe is mainly a stunt, even
though I was attracted to the idea as a way to energize participation.  I'm
having trouble getting to the next level of detail.

I also think that having implementers available to fix bugs on the spot is
just strange (as opposed to confirming a bug and perhaps confirming that it
is known how to fix it).  I have trouble envisioning someone rebuilding OO.o
on the spot just to show that there's a fix.  This has me think that I don't
have a good picture of who is running tests and producing test results and
who is seeing those test results for the first time.  

Having difficulty envisioning exactly what the workflow and scenarios might
be, I think it will be great to follow Rob's suggestion of waiting until we
have half of a test series in place and develop an understanding of what we
can do with them in an interop event that is anything but ceremonial (i.e, a
demo of the sort that the OASIS procedure addresses).

Sorry, I am just having trouble envisioning this, as much as it seemed like
a great idea at first blush.

 - Dennis

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From: Hanssens Bart [mailto:Bart.Hanssens@fedict.be] 
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Subject: [oic] opinion on virtual interop event (or not) ?

Hi,


Regarding organizing a possible virtual interop event (or not).

Although running test cases should become a continuous effort, I
think there is added value for organizing one "milestone" event to
get started (and _if_ we do this, repeat it every 6 months or so)


I see four different options, assuming we have a set of documents

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c) organize a 24h OIC-members + developers from OIC members
Main focus:
- running tests cases and improve interoperability / fix bugs while
we're at it

Benefits:
- structured approach
- clear, immediate benefits for end-users
- shows real commitment from various implementers

Drawbacks:
- more resources required (developers, lead architects)
- is this within the OIC scope or not ?
  * is this "commenting on implementations" then it's out of scope
  * is this an "internal TC interoperability activity" / plugfest
    as in http://www.oasis-open.org/who/interop_demo_policy.php
    then it is probably in scope?)

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