Re: [ws-tx] Issue 058 - definition of Referencing Specification

[Mark Little <mark.little@jboss.com>]

I disagree. In fact, how much more general a definition can you get ;-)?

Mark.


Ram Jeyaraman wrote:
> It is hard to anticipate how other specifications from other standards
> bodies that may refer to the WS-Coordination specification are defined
> and used. Further, the current WS-Coordination specification does not
> preclude the possibility of referencing specifications restricting the
> optional behavior described in the WS-Coordination specification.
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> So, it is probably best not to make a statement about Referencing
> specifications.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ram Jeyaraman [mailto:Ram.Jeyaraman@microsoft.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 1:52 PM
> To: ws-tx@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [ws-tx] Issue 058 - definition of Referencing Specification
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> This is identified as WS-TX issue 058.
>
> Please ensure follow-ups have a subject line starting "Issue 058 -
> definition of Referencing Specification".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Little [mailto:mark.little@jboss.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:21 AM
> To: ws-tx@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [ws-tx] NEW issue: definition of Referencing Specification
>
> NOTE: Please defer discussions on this issue until a time this issue is 
> accepted and is assigned a number by the TC.
>
> Reference documents:
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> http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ws-tx/download.php/17311/ws
> tx-wscoor-1.1-spec-cd-01.pdf
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> with amendment from issue 030
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> Description:
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> Text within WS-C refers to Referencing Specification. We have no formal
> definition of that.
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> Resolution:
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> One or more other specifications, such as (but not limited to) 
> WS-AtomicTransaction may reference the WS-Coordination specification. 
> Referencing Specifications are generally used to construct concrete 
> protocols based on WS-Coordination. The usage of optional items in 
> WS-Coordination, or those protocol aspects where terms such as MAY or 
> SHOULD are used, may be further restricted by the requirements of a 
> Referencing Specification.  For the purpose of this document, the term 
> Referencing Specification covers both formal specifications and more 
> general applications that use WS-Coordination.
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> Mark.
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