> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 2:00 PM
>
> I think it comes down to this:
>
> If OPES is building a standard interface which allows a
> content-provider
> a lot of flexibility in implementing *its own services*,
> and/or allows a user
> a lot of flexibility in adapting content to his own needs, that's
> probably a good thing.
yes, I agree with you here.
> If on the other hand OPES is building an interface which
> allows a third
> party to modify content that is obtained from other
> information providers,
> I don't see any way that IETF should support it. Even
> requiring consent is
> not enough if the user or provider can be coerced into
> providing that consent.
yes, I agree with you here also, as I said before and you added that we need to make the edge an extension of the source (and in between).
> When OPES proponents gloss over the difference between these
> it doesn't
> give me confidence that they can be trusted to develop
> appropriate protocol
> mechanisms to deter abuse, much less recommend policy for the
> use of OPES.
>
> Keith
>
Well, here we need to give the benefit of the doubt. The IETF is an open process where the input of all is welcommed. I am sure that at the end of the day the people of the IETF will contribute towards doing the right thing.
I know you will give me examples of the contrary, but I am a strong beilver of the
democratic process.
abbie
