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    Posted 02-11-2005 02:11
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    Subject: RE: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses


    Thanks Robin,
    
    It's good to have a range of observational viewpoints to draw from. In this 
    case, we have SAIC to UN/CEFACT to Navy CIO. And OASIS, of course.
    
    Regards,
    Rex
    
    At 05:15 PM 2/10/2005, Robin Cover wrote:
    >On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 gpoindexter@wi.rr.com wrote:
    >
    > > I read a good deal of the document Paul provided. I think you would be 
    > better
    > > served to read the DON NDR 2.0 and come to your own conclusions.
    >
    >Not sure what this thread is about, but you can find URLs for
    >three recently released NDRs here:
    >
    >"XML Naming and Design Rules Specifications Published by OASIS, UN/CEFACT,
    >and Navy CIO"
    >
    >http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2005-01-31-a.html
    >
    >I recently made a few corrections based upon communication with
    >Mavis Cournane.
    >
    >- Robin Cover
    >
    >=================================================================
    >
    >
    >
    > > The document is at:
    > >
    > > http://www.doncio.navy.mil/(s25543uy21l0tvurcpfqixvj)/main.aspx
    > >
    > > Gary Poindexter
    > > gary.poindexter@xmllegal.org
    > > Mobile: 414-467-8222
    > > Fax   : 770-216-1633
    > > <xmlLegal>
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Paul Embley [mailto:pembley@mstar.net]
    > > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:23 AM
    > > To: gary.poindexter@xmllegal.org; 'Elysa Jones'
    > > Cc: 'Rex Brooks'; 'Carl Reed OGC'; 'Daconta, Michael'; acb@incident.com;
    > > emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
    > > Subject: RE: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses
    > >
    > >
    > > Attached is the high level write-up describing Dept of Navy's and Global's
    > > approaches to using XML.
    > >
    > > Paul S. Embley
    > > Practitioner Resource Group
    > > 502.695.7733 (office)
    > > 502.545.0127 (cell)
    > > 502.695.0055 (fax)
    > > pembley@ghinternational.com
    > >
    > >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: gpoindexter@wi.rr.com [mailto:gpoindexter@wi.rr.com]
    > > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 1:06 PM
    > > To: Elysa Jones
    > > Cc: Rex Brooks; Carl Reed OGC; Daconta, Michael; rexb@starbourne.com;
    > > acb@incident.com; emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
    > > Subject: Re: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses
    > >
    > > If you are going to evaluate and contrast approaches you might want to also
    > > look at the Department of Navy, XML Naming and Design Rules (DON NDR). 
    > It is
    > > supposed to be available on the DON CIO's web site. If not, I can provide a
    > > copy.
    > >
    > > I find the DON NDR approach to be much more flexible and logical than the
    > > gjxdm monster schema approach. I also believe it would be more consistent
    > > with the work of this TC. I proposed a similar organizational structure for
    > > the gjxdm after the initial pre-release.
    > >
    > > gary
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: Elysa Jones <ejones@warningsystems.com>
    > > Date: Saturday, February 5, 2005 10:30 am
    > > Subject: Re: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses
    > >
    > > > Glad to hear about the comments from OGC.  Either way or both is
    > > > fine for
    > > > getting them out.  As EM-TC chair, I have been invited to a couple
    > > > of
    > > > meetings with the Justice folks during the week of NEMA (Feb11-
    > > > 17).  The
    > > > data issues will be on the agenda for a meeting with DHS-DM, EIC,
    > > > Justice
    > > > and others Feb 16-17.  Your comments will be helpful.  Thanks, Elysa
    > > >
    > > > At 10:03 AM 2/5/2005, Rex Brooks wrote:
    > > > >Hi Carl,
    > > > >
    > > > >I think that if you send the comments to the EM TC mailing list,
    > > > all of us
    > > > >in this group will get it, but what I would do in addition is to
    > > > put the
    > > > >comments in the body of the message and then upload the document
    > > > >separately to the TC document repository so that we have two ways
    > > > of
    > > > >accessing it and referring to it.
    > > > >
    > > > >Regards,
    > > > >Rex
    > > > >
    > > > >At 07:28 AM 2/5/2005, Carl Reed OGC wrote:
    > > > >>I have received some very good comments on GJXDM from some OGC
    > > > members.
    > > > >>They have asked me to bundle the comments up and pass them on. I
    > > > was
    > > > >>wondering what the best mechanism would be to properly share
    > > > these
    > > > >>comments with the GJXDM folks?
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Thanks for any guidance.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Carl
    > > > >>
    > > > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Daconta, Michael"
    > > > >><Michael.Daconta@dhs.gov>
    > > > >>To: <rexb@starbourne.com>; <acb@incident.com>; "Daconta,
    > > > Michael"
    > > > >><Michael.Daconta@dhs.gov>; <emergency@lists.oasis-open.org>
    > > > >>Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:02 AM
    > > > >>Subject: Re: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses
    > > > >>
    > > > >>
    > > > >>>Hi Everyone,
    > > > >>>I will email the group later with more thoughts on GJXDM.  In
    > > > general, I
    > > > >>>agree with Rex's position below.  My concern I expressed
    > > > yesterday was
    > > > >>>because I have seen it many times before where groups favor
    > > > invention
    > > > >>>over reuse.  I know the GJXDM is not perfect but I also
    > > > believe it is
    > > > >>>well worth the effort to fix, improve and reuse it.
    > > > >>>--------------------------
    > > > >>>Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
    > > > >>>
    > > > >>>
    > > > >>>-----Original Message-----
    > > > >>>From: Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>
    > > > >>>To: Art Botterell <acb@incident.com>; Daconta, Michael
    > > > >>><Michael.Daconta@dhs.gov>; emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
    > > > >>><emergency@lists.oasis-open.org>
    > > > >>>Sent: Wed Dec 29 18:53:42 2004
    > > > >>>Subject: Re: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses
    > > > >>>
    > > > >>>Just to add my $.02 a bit further, I don't think there is much
    > > > chance>>>of us adopting a "not-invented-here" parochialism. Since
    > > > a few of us
    > > > >>>are trudging through the entire GJXDM to discover what and
    > > > where the
    > > > >>>differences are with the work we've done so far, I suspect that we
    > > > >>>will most likely recommend best practices for implementors to
    > > > use the
    > > > >>>appropriate namespaced term.  To do that we must first do the
    > > > >>>diligence of comprehensive comparison so  we can then look at
    > > > >>>similarities, duplications and differences and make our
    > > > >>>recommendations.
    > > > >>>
    > > > >>>And just to add a bit more, while I am keeping my mind open to
    > > > >>>alternatives, I suspect we will end up settling on the use of an
    > > > >>>ontological approach to making our recommendations: for uses in
    > > > >>>inontology/taxonomy x, use schema a, for uses in
    > > > ontology/taxonomy y,
    > > > >>>use b, etc. I am personally in favor of using existing work
    > > > whereever>>>it doesn't require too many extensions to cover the
    > > > requirements we
    > > > >>>have scoped for the particular piece of work.
    > > > >>>
    > > > >>>Ciao,
    > > > >>>Rex..
    > > > >>>
    > > > >>>At 1:14 PM -0800 12/29/04, Art Botterell wrote:
    > > > >>>>Michael, it's not my intent to disturb you.  However, I assume
    > > > you'd>>>>agree that there's also a risk in trying to force what
    > > > may prove to
    > > > >>>>be unlike concepts into like boxes just for short-term
    > > > convenience.>>>>
    > > > >>>>We need to look carefully at the realities of the real-world
    > > > >>>>applications and processes before reflexively adopting prior art
    > > > >>>>just because "it was there first."  I'm sure you're not suggesting
    > > > >>>>the latter approach.  Nor have I ever objected to reuse where it's
    > > > >>>>appropriate.
    > > > >>>>
    > > > >>>>- Art
    > > > >>>>
    > > > >>>>
    > > > >>>>At 4:04 PM -0500 12/29/04, Daconta, Michael wrote:
    > > > >>>>>This email thread is disturbing... I would hope this TC can avoid
    > > > >>>>>the "not invented here syndrome" and focus on reusing schema
    > > > >>>>>elements where the concepts are equivalent or can be aligned.
    > > > >>>>>--------------------------
    > > > >>>>>Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>-----Original Message-----
    > > > >>>>>From: Art Botterell <acb@incident.com>
    > > > >>>>>To: emergency@lists.oasis-open.org <emergency@lists.oasis-
    > > > open.org>>>>>>Sent: Wed Dec 29 15:43:52 2004
    > > > >>>>>Subject: Re: [emergency] GJXDM vs EDXL Distribution isses
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>At 9:34 AM -0500 12/29/04, Ham, Gary A wrote:
    > > > >>>>>>To be GJXDM compliant we would probably have to change the
    > > > "eventType">>>>>>to something more akin to "EmergencyEventTypeCode"...
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>I'm not sure whether "compliant" is the right criterion.  Our
    > > > >>>>>functional goal is "compatible"... framing it in terms of
    > > > compliance>>>>>transforms a technical issue into a political one.
    > > > I'm not sure
    > > > >>>>>that's either necessary or wise.
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>Not necessary because we have the mechanism of namespaces to
    > > > allow>>>>>domain-specific element design choices to be made "close
    > > > to the
    > > > >>>>>ground," nearer to functional concerns and farther from
    > > > bureaucratic>>>>>ones.  It gives us a viable alternative to the
    > > > >>>>>grand-unified-data-model-of-everything approach, which I'm
    > > > afraid may
    > > > >>>>>be self-defeating in its scope.
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>And not wise for several reasons:
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>1) Adopting a stance of "compliance" to one user group... in this
    > > > >>>>>case, the justice community... necessarily distances us a bit
    > > > from>>>>>others... fire, transportation, health, etc.  While I
    > > > realize that
    > > > >>>>>Justice is ascendant in post-9/11 America, we're part of an
    > > > >>>>>international standards organization and those of us who've
    > > > been at
    > > > >>>>>this for awhile have seen these trends shift back and forth
    > > > over the
    > > > >>>>>decades.
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>2) There's a learning curve here.  As Gary points out, just
    > > > because>>>>>the GJXDM was the earliest and largest doesn't mean it
    > > > got everything
    > > > >>>>>right.  We need to leave the door open for learning and
    > > > improvement.>>>>>(After all, the US had the first color television
    > > > standard in the
    > > > >>>>>world... and as a result spent the next forty years looking
    > > > at the
    > > > >>>>>worst color tv pictures in the world.)
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>3) As mentioned above, the wider the scope of a data model,
    > > > the more
    > > > >>>>>technical and political inertia it accumulates.  Keeping a
    > > > degree of
    > > > >>>>>compartmentalization lends flexibility, so long as there's a
    > > > >>>>>mechanism (e.g., namespaces) for preventing collisions.
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>Now I'm not arguing against adopting an ISO 11179-based naming
    > > > >>>>>scheme.  I'm just suggesting that we ought to think carefully and
    > > > >>>>>explicitly before slipping into an assumption that we're somehow
    > > > >>>>>obliged to comply with some other group's scheme.
    > > > >>>>>
    > > > >>>>>- Art
    > > > >>>>>--
    > > > >>>>>Art Botterell
    > > > >>>>>Common Alerting Protocol Program Manager
    > > > >>>>>Partnership for Public Warning
    > > > >>>>>www.PartnershipForPublicWarning.org
    > > > >>>>>(707) 750-1006
    > > > >>>>>
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    > > > >>>--
    > > > >>>Rex Brooks
    > > > >>>President, CEO
    > > > >>>Starbourne Communications Design
    > > > >>>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth
    > > > >>>W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com
    > > > >>>Email: rexb@starbourne.com
    > > > >>>Tel: 510-849-2309
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    > > > >
    > > > >Rex Brooks
    > > > >President, CEO, Starbourne Communications Design
    > > > >Executive Director, Humanmarkup.org, Inc.
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