Re: [openc2-lang] We need your input on: mandatory vs optional, Header, id, version, timestamp, sender

[John-Mark Gurney <jmg@newcontext.com>]

Danny Martinez wrote this message on Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 19:41 -0500:
> From a language spec perspective I believe these options should be
> "optional", but I would not be oppose to making them "mandatory" for a
> particular implementation. If this implementation ends up being our
> "minimum implementation to conform" then in I agree that these options
> should be "mandatory".

I fall on that this should be optional in the language spec, with
different protocol specifications may provide some of this at a
higher level than the language.

If we were discussing a more complete protocol of OpenC2 where the
transport was specified, etc, I may change my opinon, but as long
as we are talking about a generic language that may be implemented
over any transport, in different manners, one to one, one to many,
these need to be optional to allow the protocols to decide how best
to map these to a particular protocol implementation.  Some of these
fields may be provided by the transport, and it'd better to use those.

> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:04 PM, <duncan@sfractal.com> wrote:
> 
> > So 5 of the 29 LSC members have weighed in within 24 hours. Ideally I'd
> > like to give at least another day or so to hear from a few others - and not
> > just because my view is losing at the moment :-).
> >
> > And it's a slightly more nuanced vote that 3 to 2 since I read Dave's note
> > as for most of Allan's proposal but agreeing with me that timestamp should
> > be optional (ie for timestamp its 3/2 the other way).
> >
> > Everyone else - please let us know your opinions. Even if your opinion is
> > "I don't care either way, just get on with it" - that is valuable input
> > also (and shows you are listening and care).
> >
> > Duncan Sparrell
> > sFractal Consulting LLC
> > iPhone, iTypo, iApologize
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [openc2-lang] Re: [EXT] [openc2-lang] RE: [Non-DoD Source] RE:
> > [openc2-lang] mandatory vs optional, Header, id, version, timestamp,
> > sender
> > From: Bret Jordan <Bret_Jordan@symantec.com>
> > Date: Thu, January 25, 2018 3:29 pm
> > To: "Brule, Joseph M" <jmbrule@radium.ncsc.mil>, "'duncan@sfractal.com'"
> > <duncan@sfractal.com>, openc2-lang <openc2-lang@lists.oasis-open.org>
> >
> > So Duncan and Joe are against it.  Allan, Bret, and Dave are for it.

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John-Mark