[GRIDRPC-WG] New version of the document

[Andre Merzky]

Good points.

It would be cool though if you guys could help us to create
a new RPC package at some point.  In the SAGA group, it is a
question of available manpower, and also of available
expertise, if/wehn we can come up with and updated RPC
package on our own...

Cheers, Andre.


Quoting [Hidemoto Nakada] (Feb 22 2009):
> 
> Andre and Steven,
> 
> The following is my opinion.
> 
> - SAGA l/f is cool. for the users who want to use several capabilities of Grid,
>   SAGA l/f will ease their burden.
> 
> - on the other hand, SAGA i/f is too rich for the users who just want to
>   use one capability from the Grid, such as GridRPC.
>   Without SAGA l/f, the API could be designed as simple as possible
> 
> - once the specific API (such as GridRPC) is specified, to change the i/f
>   to adopt SAGA l/f will be straight forward and relatively easy.
>   l/f is not essential, for me.
> 
> - therefore, in my opinion, the best way to specify an API on a
> specific area is that,
>   -- specify the API in a way that is as simple as possible,
>   -- then, adopt some l/f for the API if it is required.
> 
> regards,
> 
> - Hidemoto.
> 
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Andre Merzky <andre at merzky.net> wrote:
> >
> > Quoting [Steven Newhouse] (Feb 22 2009):
> >>
> >> Hi Hidemoto,
> >>
> >> > We've never had such discussion at all.
> >
> > Well, the SAGA group had this discussion - also with the
> > DRMAA and GridCPR folx btw.  And yes, we hoped that, at some
> > point, people would simply adopt our L&F part, and add
> > packages.
> >
> > But at the end its up to the individual groups if they want
> > to do that, or not.  Let a thousand flowers bloom, right?
> > Oh well, three... ;-)
> >
> > Anyway, SAGA people will certainly try to add an update to
> > their RPC package, which also incorporates the data
> > management features.  In previous OGF discussions, we
> > already checked if that is expressable/implementable in SAGA
> > (it is).
> >
> > As Hidemoto said, that would be on top of GridRPC.  Yes,
> > duplication of effort to some extent.
> >
> > Cheers, Andre.
> >
> >
> >> > What makes you think like that?
> >>
> >> >From conversations I've had at past OGFs! If the conversation has not taken place then it should. Please try and find some time with the SAGA folks in Catania.
> >>
> >> > It might be possible to adopt the SAGA look and feel, but
> >> > we are not interested in the part now.
> >> > For us, the part is not essential.
> >>
> >> I would like a stronger reason to present to the standards council than the group feels 'that it its not a good idea'.
> >>
> >> Steven
> > --
> > Nothing is ever easy.
> >



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