On 8/7/08, Steve Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me explain.... > > If we assume that a stack is (strawman) > > Business Context > Business Service > Logical Model > Policy > Software Service/Client > ------------------------------- Service above this line - Execution > context below --------------------- > Mediation > Security > Information Exchange > Transport > > > The point is that there is a difference between the service/consumer > interaction and its purpose (the RWE) and the technical enablement of > that. OSI is in effect all below that line.
Steve, that's largely voodoo to me. It appears we don't even agree what a stack is. To me, a stack describes a pipeline for message processing, where an inbound message is understood by passing it "up" through the stack, and an outbound one constructed by sending information "down" through the stack. Other than "transport", "information exchange", and "security" (and some assumptions I'm making about what you mean by the first two), I don't recognize any of those things as being a part of a stack. Mark.
