Hi Scott,
Now that we have the ideas worked out, this first sentence could
actually be reduced to
A locator names a point of attachment at a given layer.
"names a point of attachment" implies that the name changes if the
point of attachment changes, and that in turn implies that the name is
topology-sensitive. We could make those statements explicit but we
don't need to.
I think we need to be more explicit as I don't think everyone will make
that same implication, so I lean towards what you have below.
If we make them explicit, "topological sensitivity" needs tightening
up. A locator itself is not topologically-sensitive. It does not
change. Rather, an endpoint's association with a point of attachment
changes, so the association between the endpoint and point of
attachment name ("locator") changes. A locator does not have
topological sensitivity, the endpoint+locator association is.
So I wouldn't mind keeping things explicit but I suggest something
like:
A locator names a point of attachment at a given layer. If an
endpoint changes its points of attachment at that layer,
associations between the endpoint and locators will change.
Ok, I morphed it slightly:
A locator is a name for a point of attachment within the
topology at a given layer. Objects that change their point
of attachment(s) will need to change their associated
locator(s).
Tony
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