Both the oslc:ServiceProvider and oslc:ServiceProviderCatalog resource definitions [1] have a property of oslc:publisher. I have received some feedback from implementers that it would be better if the definition were made more flexible to instead be:
oslc:publisher - Valule-type: Resource - Representation: Either (to allow for the Publisher information to live as a URI referencable resource) Any issues with making this change? [1] http://open-services.net/bin/view/Main/OslcCoreSpecification?sortcol=table;table=up;up=#Resource_Service_Provider_Catalo P.S. I wonder if we should relax our definition of these rules a bit. They were originally intended for defining a serialization model but clients should be prepared for most alternative formats (referenced vs. inlined). For example, a client should not depend on a service to define resources that match the spec representation statements exactly (even if it says it is a Local Resource, expect anything). Thanks, Steve Speicher | IBM Rational Software | (919) 254-0645
