RE: [soa-rm] RA discussion and OASIS TC process

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

That's an excellent question you bring up, Peter, as our work is
different than that of many other TCs given its abstract nature. Of
course, since our RM is abstract, it may get us out of the
3-implementation requirement;)

I would also recommend that we consider not having the dependency that
you state below regarding the creation of one or more RAs; in fact,
there is really nothing precluding us from starting on an RA right now
(not recommending that we do), except the choice (with which I concur)
that we have a CD in place first.

Joe

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter F Brown [mailto:peter@justbrown.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:39 AM
> To: soa-rm@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [soa-rm] RA discussion and OASIS TC process
> 
> The TC process states that for a Committee spec to be 
> considered for approval as an "OASIS standard", the TC shall 
> provide, inter alia, "Certification by at least three OASIS 
> member organizations that they are successfully using the 
> specification"
> 
> Two questions therefore:
> 
> - do we want our spec to become an "OASIS Standard", or would 
> we be satisfied with just "Committee Specification" status?
> - if we go for a standard, what would constitute successful 
> use of the specification?
> 
> Without prejudicing appropriately timed discussion on the 
> first question, I think we need to be clear of our answer as 
> a TC to the second before we venture into the area of RA.
> 
> I raise this question now, as I feel it has a bearing 
> regarding any work we start on RA in the near future and 
> raises again the issue of conformance/compatibility that we 
> touched upon already in Vancouver: for example, would the 
> production of three RAs (and/or SOA Blueprints) constitute 
> proof of successful implementation? If not, what does?
> 
> I think we need to have a steer on this question when we 
> discuss RA at today's and subsequent meetings
> 
> Regards from sunny Vienna,
> 
> Peter
> 
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> Peter F Brown
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> Chair, CEN eGovernment Focus Group
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> Senior Expert
> eGovernment - Legal, Organisational and International Issues 
> Austrian Federal Chancellery
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> Co-Editor, OASIS SOA Reference Model
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