Re: [sca-bindings] ISSUE 17: Rules for Binding compatibility

Logged as http://www.osoa.org/jira/browse/BINDINGS-17

-Eric.

David Booz wrote:
> TARGET: All binding specs
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> This issue is derived from a concern raised by the SCA Policy TC (SPTC).
> The only SCA spec which mentions binding compatibility is the Policy FW
> spec.  The SPTC believes that policy compatibility is a required element of
> binding compatibility, but the SPTC does not believe that it should be the
> only means for determining compatibility.  Further, the SPTC believes that
> the current binding compatibility rule (in the Policy FW spec) of strict
> bindingType matching is overly constraining.   For example, suppose there
> existed <binding.axis1/> and <binding.axis2/>.  These two bindings might be
> interoperable/compatible.  If this is a desirable use case to support, then
> how would a wire validator know this?
>
> The referenced JIRA below mentions binding hierarchy, but that would be one
> of several possible solutions.  The SPTC is not recommending a solution.
> The SPTC believes that defining binding compatibility belongs with the SCA
> Binding TC and/or the SCA Assembly TC.
>
> Policy Issue 14: http://www.osoa.org/jira/browse/POLICY-14 is the root of
> the discussion.  I mention it here because this is the issue under which
> the SPTC is tracking the concern.  The contents of the JIRA itself are
> potentially misleading.
>
> PROPOSAL: none
>
>
>
>
> Dave Booz
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> Co-Chair OASIS SCA-Policy TC
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