Hey Sean, > > The ebXML model is one of the least egregious for a registry that I've seen, > and believe me, I've seen some nasty ones. But what makes JPL's > implementation so compelling is its JSON-esque and ReST-ful based API, which, > as far as I can tell, is totally original within the ebXML & OASIS worlds. > > Normally I turn my nose up to heavy-handed models with entrenched APIs, but > the singular achievement of JPL is to make the ebXML model, which > conceptually isn't byzantine, actually usable, approachable, and extendable.
Super +1. > > Is there any hope we can get JPL, Caltech, and NASA to give it up to become > part of OODT? Or its own Incubator project? I think Hardman is working on it, he can feel free to comment (or not) here ^_^ Cheers, Chris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
