On 11/07/06, Mark Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 7/9/06, Anil John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In the larger community, I've seen feedback on the OASIS SOA RM [1] fall > into two general categories. > > > > 1) Alignment with Steve's view as the "..current best stab at definition > what SOA actually is and > > while focusing on the software domain its definitions have been > deliberately crafted to apply to other areas, and in particular the > > > > Business". > > > > 2) Or folks turning on the bozo bit on the doc as a verbose and overblown > document that adds very little to the discussion. > > > > Unfortunately in a majority of the cases, view #1 is usually from folks > who have been involved in the OASIS process and/or related standards orgs and > not from the Platform Vendor or the End-User Implementer community. > > > > Given the make-up of this particular group, it will be interesting to get > the feedback. > > > > Regards, > > > Yup. It's well written, concise, has nice diagrams (hi Frank), but in > the end it just doesn't provide much in the way of concrete advice. > > Would somebody *please* just describe the architectural constraints > already? Yes, I know that would enable us to say "No, that isn't > SOA", but that's the point, isn't it? > > Mark. > >
Which is what the Reference Architecture (up next) will hopefully do. For me what the RM is good at is defining the Ts&Cs of SOA, it gives us the ability to say "that is SOA" or "that isn't SOA" and stops pointless bickering about the basic definitions and architectural pattern. 100% agree that there is more work to be done, but at least now we can claim to be building on solid foundations rather than a continual series of vendor definitions based on the products they are selling this month. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
