I agree David,
It's a matter of balance.
Cheers,
Rex
David RR Webber (XML) wrote:
> Rex,
> Understood.
> I too was trying to show that OASIS offers ways to systematically
> resolve the issues - without throwing a hatchet at what has been built
> so far.
> I think this is the piece that people miss about OASIS standards work.
> It's OK to place work out there and qualify it with clarifications of
> the intent, purpose and scope.
> Likewise its really important to have those limitations spelled out
> and what the future work needs to address before people get too far
> off base. We all know the challenge of balancing what sales and
> marketing want to sell compared to what is really there!
> Then we cannot expect build an ISS at the first go around - you need
> engineering steps to get there - and learning better ways is part of
> that journey - but plan that successive peices will continue to fit
> neatly into what you've already managed to put in place.
>
> Thanks, DW
>
>
Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [emergency] SBE Viewpoint
> From: Rex Brooks