Regrets for the Sept 04 F2F from Tony Fletcher

Title: Message

Dear Diane, John and 
other WSBPELers,

 

I am attending the 
Global Grid Forum meetings this week in Brussels and so I am neither able to 
attend the F2F in person, as I would like to have done, nor conveniently dial 
in.  Please  accept my regrets and I hope you all have a happy and 
productive meeting.

 

With respect to 
Issue 161 on Conformance - I guess this issue brings up the question of what is 
a 'bug' for current purposes and what is not.  If the alternative to a 
'bug' is a request for a change to the language, then I would argue that this is 
indeed then a bug.  Those who argue it is not a 'bug' either have to 
re-define what is meant by 'bug' or show what change to the language is being 
requested.  My intent is that resolving this issue will not lead to the 
addition of any new features.  However, it will enhance and clarify the 
text in a significant manner and therefore I think it is worth tackling at this 
time whether considered as a bug or another kind of issue. 

 

Just as a reminder, 
I have already made a proposal to resolve this proposed issue so we can close it 
out again quickly - I would be happy to work with any other interested parties 
to 'refine the proposal.

 

Also accepting the 
issue whether as a bug or as a 'we ought to do it anyway' does not mean 
accepting the proposal - folk could then vote to close without change - although 
I think this would be a shame for the reasons stated in the issue 
formulation:

The process of 
adding such a conformance section will cause us to think about and address the 
following questions: 

  
For what sort of 'things' can conform to the BPEL 
  specification? 
  
For each type of 'thing' for which conformance can 
  be claimed, what precisely does that thing have to be / do / not do to be 
  conformant. 

Have an enjoyable meeting

 

Best Regards     
Tony

A M Fletcher

 

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