[gin-info] Possible list of subset data for info interop

[Jennifer M. Schopf]

Thomas-

    we're NOT creating a schema. we're defining a set of attributes and 
people will use whatever schema they've been using. We specifically said we 
would NOT try to come up with a cross between current schemas for the 
project at this.

Any structure implied in my original list should be ignored, as i said in 
my followup message.

   -j

At 17:57 01/03/2006, Dr. Thomas Soddemann wrote:
>Jen,
>
>well, in order to get a consistent picture of we want as a kind of minimum 
>requirements for a schema, I think it is by far more easy to use a 
>structured visualization including dependencies of classes rather than 
>gathering lists of attributes. You certainly agree, that unstructured 
>information is almost worthless.
>Hence, as implementors we should try to advertise our minimum set of 
>attributes in way which makes sense to everyone. IMHO, that is more than 
>just gathering lists of attributes. And in your first e-mail message you 
>have already started to structure your data, which I later tried to visualize.
>
>Cheers,
>Thomas
>
>Jennifer M. Schopf wrote:
>>Thomas-
>>
>>    i don't think we want to go down the path of UML here - i really 
>> think we want to stay at the very high level of simply deifning a set of 
>> attributes sites should communicate. UML implies structure and other 
>> things that we do NOT want to get into with this group - we're going 
>> tfor low hanging fruit, not making changes wherever we can.
>>
>>I would be much more comfortable coming up with a simple list of 
>>attributes everyone could agree on - which is why i sent the list i did. 
>>If you want to add things in, that's great. If you think something should 
>>be removed, please make a case.
>>
>>I understand that formally, you're correct, UML is a great way to get 
>>agreement here. And maybe we we cross the path of CIM and GLUE schema 
>>agreement discussions we'll need this, but right now i'm not wearing a 
>>GLUE schema hat, i'm wearing an implementers hat and i just want to know 
>>what data each site should advertise in whatever way they can.
>>
>>   -jen
>>
>>
>
>


Dr. Jennifer M. Schopf
Scientist                              eInfrastructure Policy Advisor
Distributed Systems Lab       National eScience Centre and JISC
Argonne National Laboratory  The University of Edinburgh
jms at mcs.anl.gov                 jms at nesc.ac.uk
http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~jms http://homepages.nesc.ac.uk/~jms