--- In [email protected], Michael Poulin <m3pou...@...> wrote: > > It looks we are getting to common grounds, this is good. > > I still do not see how an interaction may be service-oriented and > not service-oriented itself. > > Also, a bit of disconnection I've found between 1) and 2): > > 1) >> If you put, e.g., a Web Service interface on the component, > you have an interaction between components via that interface but > it is not a service-oriented interaction > > >I think that it is.
My statement was too brief, causing confusion. It is simply a service- oriented interaction and indicates nothing more about the encompassing architecture. > > 2) >I agree that simply the presence of WS-*/CORBA/RMI/ et al does > not >indicate an SO architecture. I'm making a distinction between localized use and architectural style, but didn't say so. A specific interaction (or several) may be service oriented, but that doesn't mean the architecture is SO. -Rob
