FW: OASIS/SRU: Operation Parameter

["Ray Denenberg" <raydenenberg@starpower.net>]

Can someone articulate an argument in favor of dropping the operation
parameter, without mentioning REST?  Invkoking REST for REST's sake doesn't
seem to be persuading anyone.  If REST has a good argument then let's
articulate that argument.

--Ray 

-----Original Message-----
From: SRU (Search and Retrieve Via URL) Implementors [mailto:ZNG@loc.gov] On
Behalf Of Matthew J. Dovey
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 10:36 AM
To: ZNG@sun8.LOC.GOV
Subject: Re: OASIS/SRU: Operation Parameter

> True, but they'd need to be persuaded to give up their lunch break for 
> essentially aesthetic reasons.

I've seen plenty of aesthetic arguments on this list ;-)

> I've still not seen an argument for making this change, that says much 
> more than "because it looks nicer."

It is a little deeper than that - the change conforms to REST guidelines,
the current SRU version doesn't (we've been fairly careful in the SRU
documentation to talk of being "REST"-like). So the fundamental reason is
whether better conformance to the REST guidelines is important enough to
give up your lunch break!

Matthew