Re: endpoint definition

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David Orchard wrote:

>This conversation seems slightly bizarre.  Using the word resource in
>the definition of endpoint makes sense.  The only "identifying" part of
>the endpoint has the type anyURI, thus the word Resource is already part
>of the type.  If issue #1 had been closed some other way, then maybe I
>could see a different term used.
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>If people don't like the words "resource" and "dereference" in the web
>context, they really should have commented on the architecture of the
>www.  
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>Cheers,
>Dave
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: public-ws-addressing-request@w3.org
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>[mailto:public-ws-addressing-
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>>request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Mark Baker
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 7:30 PM
>>To: Jim Webber
>>Cc: public-ws-addressing@w3.org
>>Subject: endpoint definition
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>>(time for a new subject, I think)
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>>Hi Jim,
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>>On Thu, Feb 24, 2005 at 02:45:44AM -0000, Jim Webber wrote:
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>>>>"A Web service endpoint is a (referenceable) resource to
>>>>which Web service messages can be addressed. Endpoint
>>>>references convey the information needed to address a Web
>>>>service endpoint."
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>>>-1
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>>>That's very sneaky Mark :-)
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>>Me, sneaky? 8-)
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>>But seriously, my proposal was just to remove redundant information,
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>>to change the meaning.  Saying "entity, processor, or resource" is
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>>to saying "red, blue, or a colour"; might as well just say "a colour".
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>>>"A Web service endpoint is a (referenceable) software agent to which
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>Web
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>>>service messages can be addressed. Endpoint references convey the
>>>information needed to address a Web service endpoint."
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>>That would be a significant restriction over what's permitted by the
>>current definition, and would prevent a whole lot of Web-style
>>interactions.  -1
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>>Cheers,
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>>Mark.
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>>Mark Baker.   Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.        http://www.markbaker.ca
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