[NEW ISSUE] WS-Transfer GetResponse violates WS-I BP

WS-Transfer allows for multiple children in the SOAP Body of the 
GetResponse. The description of the GetResponse has the following (bolding 
is mine): 
/s:Envelope/s:Body/child::*[position()=1] 

The representation itself MUST be the initial child element of the 
SOAP:Body element of the response message. The presence of subsequent 
child elements is service-specific and MAY be controlled by the presence 
or extension-specific SOAP headers in the original request. 

The implication is that multiple children may appear.  It is worth noting 
that the WSDL/XSD of the specification only allows for one child - 
however, in terms of precedence, the normative text overrides the WSDL/XSD 
- as noted in section 2.4: 
Normative text within this specification takes precedence over normative 
outlines, which in turn takes precedence over the XML Schema and WSDL 
descriptions. 

WS-I Basic Profile has the following requirement: 
R9981 An ENVELOPE MUST have exactly zero or one child elements of the 
soap:Body element. 

Proposal:
Align the text of the GetResponse message with the WSDL/XSD by removing 
the text that implies more than one child my appear.

thanks
-Doug
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