W3C WSAWG issue #1: what is a priori knowledge? (was Re: [R505][i54] No a priori knowledge Requirement)

Hi Paul.

An issue (issue #1[1]) was opened following your email to
www-ws-arch[2] about the meaning of a priori knowledge.

The Web Services Architecture Working Group agreed during its 27 Feb
2003 that a priori knowledge was actually prior knowledge, i.e. the
knowledge that two parties have about each other before interacting
(e.g. the service description), as opposed to what "a priori" hints
at: what knowledge a party has (e.g. understanding of XML).

The email discussions about this appear in the following threads:

  WSA issue 1: what is a priori knowledge?
  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2003Feb/0192.html

  A Priori Information (Was Snapshot of Web Services Glossary)
  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2003Feb/0288.html

and the minutes of the call where the decision was made:

  http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/arch/3/02/2003-02-27-ws-arch.htm

As a result, AR023.7.1 in the Web Services Architecture
Requirements[3] will be updated to reflect this change.

Regards,

Hugo

  1. http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/arch/2/issues/wsa-issues.html#x1
  2. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2002Mar/0154.html
  3. http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-wsa-reqs-20021114#AC023
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Received on Friday, 4 April 2003 05:29:23 UTC