Re: Internet/Distributed Computing using HTTP/POST: Bridge semantic W eb and Web services under the same Internet protocol from Yves Lafon on 2006-01-20 (public-sws-ig@w3.org from January 2006)

From: Yves Lafon <ylafon@w3.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:36:11 +0100 (MET)
To: "Shi, Xuan" <xshi@GEO.WVU.edu>
cc: "'public-sws-ig@w3.org '" <public-sws-ig@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.64.0601201632370.6652@gnenaghyn.vaevn.se>

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Shi, Xuan wrote:

> 2. Since all functions, offered by the so-called "Web services", can be
> implemented directly by using HTTP protocol without the need of any other
> extra frameworks like WSDL, SOAP, etc., we can bridge semantic Web and Web
> services under the same Internet protocol and unite both REST and WSDL Web
> services within the same semantic service description framework. WSDL can

SOAP based services can be RESTful, some "pure Web" things may not be 
RESTful.
Also REST is not "always use HTTP GET"
WSDL/SOAP is not "always use HTTP POST"

SOAP provides also a processing model and rules for extensions that some 
incorrectly called "REST services" may have to reinvent in zillion 
different ways.
Thanks,

-- 
Yves Lafon - W3C
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