Steve, With S == "Specifications", "OSLC Specifications" becomes "Open Specifications for Lifecycle Collaboration Specifications", which is confusing again. I suggest S == "Solutions".
Regards, - Uri From: Steve K Speicher <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: 25/01/2012 11:27 PM Subject: [oslc] Reconsidering the "S" in OSLC Sent by: [email protected] As we all know "S" technically stands for "Services" in OSLC but what are these "Services"? In doing a little digging, the original intent of the name was to focus on REST and therefore the word "services" was introduced to represent "REST services". This has led to a number of problems with confusion over what kind of services are we talking about. For instance, there is a natural tendency to map the OSLC use of the word service with that of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), which is not at all the association we want. Will this be a constant problem as OSLC expands into new domains and 3rd party adoption? I believe so. I'm proposing to fix the problem with "S" standing for "Services" and instead introduce "Specifications". So try this on for size, Open Specifications for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) Open Specifications is really what we want the focus to be out. The technical approach and the basis on Linked Data quite important as well, but that is supported by the community's development of open specifications based on that technology. I believe this is a necessary change and the right one. It captures what OSLC is really about. Yes, changing this provides a bit of short term pain but the longer we wait it will be harder to change and we'll have to continue to deal with the confusion it introduces. Of course there are a number of logistics to consider with such a change: Fixing names used on websites, articles, charts, etc (like the title of this Community) Considering updating more complicated things like OSLC intro videos Considering a better domain name Do you see this as being an issue worth addressing? Do you have other suggestions for the letter "S"? If no big issues, what timeframe would this change occur? I believe the sooner the better. I'd like to have a gauge on this by January 31st. I (and the community) would be interested in hearing both support for this, as well as any concerns. Feel free to reply to this email post and/or on the forums. Thanks, Steve Speicher | IBM Rational Software | (919) 254-0645 _______________________________________________ Community mailing list [email protected] http://open-services.net/mailman/listinfo/community_open-services.net
