Request for Comments on Forthcoming Fujitsu TC vote For WS-ResourceFramework

[Tom Rutt <tom@coastin.com>]

To all Fujitsu Web Service Standard Stakeholders:

From: Tom Rutt (Fujitsu Software)
         Dave Snelling (Fujitsu Labs)

The OASIS WS-RF TC will be initiating a TC ballot to progress the 
following documents as Committee Specs for OASIS member ballot.

1. WS-Resource :
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/wsrf/download.php/16135/wsrf-ws_resource-1.2-spec-cs-01.pdf 

2. WS-ResourceLifetime :
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/wsrf/download.php/16163/wsrf-ws_resource_lifetime-1.2-spec-cs-01.pdf 

3. WS-BaseFaults :
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/wsrf/download.php/16220/wsrf-ws_base_faults-1.2-spec-cs-01.pdf 

4. WS-ServiceGroup :
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/wsrf/download.php/16250/wsrf-ws_service_group-1.2-spec-cs-01.pdf 

5. WS-ResourceProperties :
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/wsrf/download.php/16226/wsrf-ws_resource_properties-1.2-spec-cs-01.pdf 


There are two, potentially volatile references in these specs:

1) WS Addressing reference is to a Candidate Recommendation. While the 
WS Addressin spec itself will have wording changes from the CR version, 
the schema and its namespace http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing) is 
not expected to  change.  There were no issues on the CR public review 
which affected the schema.  The WS addressing group will use that same 
namespace in the final Recommendation if there are no schema changes 
introduced after implementation interop activities...

2) WS Notification reference is possibly volatile.
WSRF makes reference to a small part of the WSN suite of  
specifications, in particular topics. The version referenced is a  
Public Comment version, and is therefore persistent, if not yet an  
OASIS specification. There is no reason to expect this schema to change  
in content between now and when it becomes a standard.


The important point is that both of these, from a schema view, are 
unlikely to change and we really need to close down this wsrf work so 
that  here is a chance of some real interoperation and implementations. 
If either of these referenced namespaces do change, the changes will be 
very minor and a WSRF V1.1 would only take a few weeks to effect.

Both of us are planning of voting yes in the TC ballot to progress these 
to OASIS CS for Member vote.

If any Fujitsu Person disagrees, please open discussion by sending email 
to both of us

David Snelling <David.Snelling@uk.fujitsu.com>
Tom Rutt <trutt@us.fujitsu.com.

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