Re: Web Service Definition [Was "Some Thoughts ..."]

Hi Joseph,

> So, instead of trying to compile a list which shall soon
> become amiss no matter how exhaustive we can make it now with
> existing definitions, I'd propose we take a different tack,
> to define web services by properties, which are more likely
> to remain invariant with time.  

As Daniel said, this definitely looks like a set of requirements.  But
requirements do not a definition make. 8-)

I think the definition Steve and I came up is a sort of necessary and
sufficient set of features that a service must have in order to be
called a Web service.  I'm also strongly of the opinion that we
*should* define what a web service is separate from what the
requirements of an architecture should be to support them.  There's
additional value add there.

MB
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Received on Monday, 25 February 2002 15:46:35 UTC