Re: [Bug 6692] New: Remove Mode from the specification

Ops, that kitten slipped my fingers. It should be for another debate
that I was on, while typing my response to this one. 
 
Don't worry. No kitten is killed, just semantics are changed. 
 
Need to save sheeps from unintended collaterals. 
 
- WC
 
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I'm sorry, but the hyperbole is getting a bit deep around here.
"Fundamentally change the semantics of event delivery in WS-E"? How?!?
It's an extension point (and a redundant one at that)! Extension points,
by their definition, are not allowed to "fundamentally change the
semantics" of anything!

If we're just going to trade wildly exaggerated, unsubstantiated claims,
I claim that, every time "Mode" is used, one of these kittens
<http://www.hoitytoitypersians.co.uk/>  is killed. Clearly we need
remove "Mode" before any more such innocent creatures are harmed!

- gp

Chou, Wu (Wu) wrote: 

	Katy,
	 
	wse:Mode attribute in WS-E is just an extension point to allow a
subscriber to specify the required type of the push mode event delivery.
The importance of having Mode attribute in Delivery of WS-E is that the
event source have to fully understand/support the extension in the Mode
attribute; otherwise it must fault the event subscription with a
standard wse:DeliveryModeRequestedUnavailable fault. These are semantics
defined in WS-E specs, not from EPR.
	 
	I am not convinced that EPR solves everything, including
Internet routing, etc. Removing Mode attribute is going to fundamentally
change the semantics of event delivery in WS-E. This is a protocol
change that can impact many applications and implementations. This is
not a case of removing redundancy in the specs.
	 
	- Wu Chou