Anne -- and others -- This is a common approach, using the date to disambiguate namespaces. See (e.g.) Service Component Architecture, WS-Calendar, and more. A time sequence of major/minor versions would be identified by the date. The most frequently changing versions we've had are working drafts, where we sometimes have several (including wip ) a week. The benefit is that it identifies the production date; the disadvantage (minor IMO) is that it doesn't readily support minor revisions that are more frequent than monthly. I've also found that the management of major/minor for specs like this is often more costly than the benefit obtained. Thanks! bill -- William Cox Email:
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http://www.CoxSoftwareArchitects.com +1 862 485 3696 mobile +1 908 277 3460 fax On 4/3/11 3:27 PM, Anne Hendry wrote:
4D98CA1E.5080302@pacbell.net type= cite >Bill, Could you say a few words about why you think this is a good approach? I can't tell how it would support minor revisions. Thanks, -Anne
wtcox@coxsoftwarearchitects.com wrote, On 4/3/2011 8:50 AM: Here's another approach to namespace declaration and maintenance for EMIX. This is based on the WS-Calendar document, which in turn is based on other OASIS Technical Committee namespace declaration and maintenance documents. Thanks! bill cox -- William Cox The document named EMIX Namespace Declarations and Maintenance Policy 20110403.rtf has been submitted by William Cox to the OASIS Energy Market Information Exchange (eMIX) TC document repository. Document Description: Proposed namespace declaration and maintenance policy for EMIX namespaces. This is based on the WS-Calendar and similar namespace policies in other OASIS Technical Committees. View Document Details:
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