FW: [soa-rm] Changes to "What is a Reference Model"

["Barry Norton" <b.j.norton@open.ac.uk>]

Just in case anyone didn't subscribe to the SOA-RM list, note the following
change...

Barry



-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Nickull [mailto:dnickull@adobe.com] 
Sent: 21 September 2006 19:44
To: soa-rm@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [soa-rm] Changes to "What is a Reference Model"

Replace:

"According to the SOA-RM specification, a reference model is an abstract
framework for understanding significant relationships among the entities of
some environment. It enables the development of specific reference or
concrete architectures using consistent standards or specifications
supporting that environment. A reference model consists of a minimal set of
unifying concepts, axioms and relationships within a particular problem
domain, and is independent of specific standards, technologies,
implementations, or other concrete details. A reference model for SOA,
therefore, is an abstract framework for understanding significant
relationships among the entities of SOA."

With 

"A Reference Model is an abstract artifact for documenting patterns and
significant relationships among the entities of an environment. It is used
to guide architects in the development of specific reference or concrete
architectures using the model as a template or pattern.  It also facilitates
the creation of consistent standards or specifications supporting that
environment. A reference model consists of a minimal set of unifying
concepts, axioms and relationships within a domain, and is abstract
(independent of specific standards, technologies, implementations, or other
concrete details). The Reference Model for SOA is a set of patterns for
understanding significant relationships among the entities within a SOA
environment."

Comments?

Duane


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