Re: What does WSDL describe?

Thanks Mike - I think you captured it perfectly!

Sanjiva.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Champion" <mc@xegesis.org>
To: <www-ws-desc@w3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: What does WSDL describe?


> 
> 
> On Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003, at 21:13 America/Detroit, Mark Baker wrote:
> 
> >
> > I think you need to re-read my proposal, Sanjiva.  I'm totally
> > against renaming too.  I'm saying we need *both* "operation" and
> > "exchange".
> >
> >
> And the WG members are saying, if I am seeing this correctly from a 
> distance, that WSDL is not committed to either an "interface/option 
> model" or a "state exchange model."  Terminology aside, it's just about 
> messages and interaction patterns; those messages may describe 
> operations or state exchange, but those semantics are outside the scope 
> of WSDL.