David RR Webber (XML) wrote:
> Farrukh,
>
> Errrr. I think this is likely to drive folks away not bring them in
> here!?
>
> : -(
>
> Remember - what your kids told you - "Dad - you may not always be
> right, but you are never wrong...."
Sorry if it appears that way. I did not intend to imply that they are
wrong.
My intent was to set the record straight that there *is* a registry and
repository standard that exists todays.
I am genuinely interested in what gaps exists in regrep specifically
compared to what their repository has to offer today.
Perhaps an IBM colleague on the lists would contribute to this
discussion?
>
> So folks don't need reminded of that. Frankly I could agree with IBM
> on this one - its NOT about the spec'.
>
> Always put yourself in your customers shoes - and ask - why are they
> not using my product already?
>
> Here are some inklings of what IBM wants:
>
> 1) Highly extensible GUI with support for AJAX et al
> - ok - this is work in progress for us with REST and
> - "Any way, 2 minutes with Eclipse and the JBoss-IDE and I have
> auto-genenerated EJB3 (JPA) entity and SLSB facades from the existing
> omar 3 database schema. How cool is that!"
I feel that both of above can be done with the current regrep spec.
IMHO, GUI is not a spec issues but a product / implementation issue.
>
> 2) Easy deployment model
> - so you are re-writing OMAR to get there...
> - current installation and setup is a bear - definately not SME
> friendly
IMHO above is not a spec issues but a product / implementation issue.
>
> 3) Built-in WSDL plug-n-play
> - OK you have to buy the Sun release for that - not something IBM
> wants to hear...
Not sure I follow. Whatever Sun offers for above is available in
freebXML Registry and is based upon the draft ebXML Registry Profile for
WSDL.
>
> 4) Simplier classification and management UI
> - this is really linked to 1) - so content management is much more
> intuitive - something like the TortoiseCVS interface on the client
> side would be scary good...
Please see my point above that UI is not a spec / standards issue.
Recall the discussion was around a SOA Registry Repository standard.
>
> 5) Linkage to Eclipse IDE so it aligns with the mainstream core toolset
IMHO above is an impl issue not a spec / standard issue.
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Regards,
Farrukh
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