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Subject: RE: [soa-rm-editors] wd-soa-rm-10ED.pdf
In the referenced draft, I would like to propose the following text in lieu of lines 231-256 (the beginning of section 3.1) A key concept of SOA is that of service. In general, entities (people and organizations) create capabilities to solve or support a solution for the problems they face in the course of their business. SOA is a way to organize this world around the service concept - the performance of work (a function) by one for another. However, service, it is typically used, also includes the following related concepts: * The capability to perform work for another * The offer to perform work for another * The specification of the work offered for another The concept of an offer follows directly from the dictionary definition of service: 'by one' and 'for another.' These offers are made by providers which may possess a capability that address a need. The convergence of a capability and a need results in an interaction in which work is performed for some entity that needs it performed. At its core, this interaction is "an act" as opposed to "an object." Therefore, the service concept focuses the necessary interfaces and behavior to support the interaction and its consequences. The concepts above emphasize a distinction between a capability and the ability to bring that capability to bear in the context of SOA. It is assumed that the capability was created and exists independently of SOA. In general, people and organizations create capabilities to solve or support the solution for problems they face in the course of their business. SOA is conceived as a way of making those capabilities visible and supporting standard means of access so the existing capabilities can be repurposed or new capabilities can be readily substituted to improve the solutions. Therefore, a service is a means to access such capabilities. Rebekah Metz Associate Booz Allen Hamilton Voice: (703) 377-1471 Fax: (703) 902-3457 -----Original Message----- From: Matt MacKenzie [mailto:mattm@adobe.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:26 AM To: soa-rm-editors Subject: RE: [soa-rm-editors] wd-soa-rm-10ED.pdf Ok... What will it be? Redaction or Reduction? ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Frank McCabe [mailto:frank.mccabe@us.fujitsu.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:38 PM To: soa-rm-editors Subject: Re: [soa-rm-editors] wd-soa-rm-10ED.pdf No I don't fully agree with this. 3.1 introduced the model, section 2 introduces SOA -- they are different. However, 3.1 could stand some redaction... Frank On Nov 1, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Ken Laskey wrote: > On a quick look, one thing I noticed was we added Section 2 but > also retained Section 3.1. Now it really seems redundant. I will > try to indicate some specific edits but my initial suggestion is to > remove Section 3.1 and promote section 3.2 to 3. Having not read > the latest, I'm not sure if Sections 3.3-3.6 stay with a revised > Section 3 or become a new Section 4. > > Other opinions welcome. > > Ken > > On Nov 1, 2005, at 7:48 AM, Matt MacKenzie wrote: > >> Team: >> >> Here is the Draft 10 candidate. If there is agreement of this >> team, I >> will knock off the ED and post it to the main list. >> >> Please, send in your votes. If there is a no, deliver it with at >> least >> one proposed change :-) >> >> -Matt >> <wd-soa-rm-10ED.pdf> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------- > Ken Laskey > MITRE Corporation, M/S H305 phone: 703-983-7934 > 7515 Colshire Drive fax: 703-983-1379 > McLean VA 22102-7508 >
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