[ogsa-wg] [OGSA-D-WG] Definition of "data service"

[Mario Antonioletti]

Hi,

> Currently we're looking at something like the following:
>
> 	A service that exposes the capabilities or data of one or more
> data resources within a service-oriented architecture.

I think it should be "the capabilities and data" as opposed to "or".
Similarly for the definition below. However, I think the one above
is more succinct and thus gets my vote.

> or
>
> 	A service that exposes the capabilities of one or more data
> resources within a service-oriented architecture.  These capabilities
> might include data access, data transfer or data management.

Mario

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