RE: [RTF] Conceptual Management Model (call for public discussion s)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hao He [mailto:Hao.He@thomson.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 1:40 AM
> To: WSA W3C Public (E-mail)
> Subject: [RTF] Conceptual Management Model (call for public 
> discussions)
> 

> AR018.1.5 Define a standard (conceptual) management model for 
> architectural components, their dependencies and their lifecycles.
> 
> AR018.1.5 Define a standard (conceptual) management model for 
> Web Services instances,  their dependencies and their lifecycles.

A couple of questions ... First, what's the difference between a "conceptual
management model" and a "reference architecture."  Is this just re-stating
some other requirement in a different way?

Also, is there some well-established body of theory or practice that we
could draw on to define a "conceptual management model" for web services
components and instances?  I'm leery of doing computer science (or
management science) by committee; I think W3C WGs are most effective when
they sort out the most or less arbitrary differences among established
practices than when they try to break new ground.