Bootstrapping discovery

I have updated OSLCCORE-9 with a description
of the problem, the benefit of addressing it, and 2 specific proposals:
https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/OSLCCORE-9

Kind
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Martin Pain

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<> wrote on 12/05/2015
10:08:19:

> From: Martin P Pain/UK/IBM@IBMGB

> To: Jim Amsden <>

> Cc: OASIS OSLC Core TC Discussion List <>

> Date: 12/05/2015 10:08

> Subject: RE: [oslc-core] OSLC Core 3.0 Discovery

> Sent by: <>

> 

> " 

> 2. TODO: in Conformance section needs to be completed with Discovery

> specific conformance. For example, are all OSLC Core 3.0 servers 

> required to support discovery? I added some statements regarding conformance.

> [martin] You mentioned this at the last meeting and I think it's an

> important question for all of our members to consider. Personally
I 

> agree. If you're not going to support discovery then how much better

> than simple REST are you? There is still a bootstrapping issue - 

> where do you start your discovery? I'm still not clear on that. 

> <jra>Discovery is started with OPTIONS on a (root) LDPC.</jra>

> "

> 

> I raised https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/OSLCCORE-9
for looking

> at bootstrapping discovery. 

> 

> In response to your comment in this email jim, I added a comment there
saying:

> 

> " 

> Jim said "Discovery is started with OPTIONS on a (root) LDPC".

> 

> I don't like that, as it raises the question "how do you find
the root LDPC?"

> 

> The client most likely gets its first URL from the user. The user
is

> most likely to have a web UI URL to hand, and ideally we won't force

> them to go looking for another one. This is the train of thought 

> I've tried to address in my email 

> "

> 

> Kind regards, 

> 

> Martin Pain

> Software Developer - Green Hat

> Rational Test Virtualization Server, Rational Test Control Panel

> 

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