Re: Microsoft Refuses to support ebXML

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of implementing SOAP applications today
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Thomas Manes
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 10:42 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [SOAP] Microsoft Refuses to support ebXML

> I'm not sure that I understand your comment regarding OASIS. Perhaps
you
> view OASIS as the primary backer of ebXML and hence they don't back
> SOAP/WSDL/UDDI? That's clearly a misperception -- especially since
UDDI is
> at OASIS.
> In general, the protocol-level and basic XML technologies get
standardized
> at W3C, and the application-level and extended services level stuff
gets
> standardized at OASIS. There are a few exceptions: I'd have expected
> Choreography to happen at OASIS rather than W3C.

That is exactly the (mis)perception I have.  Delineating the protocol
specs vs. application is helpful but with your noted exceptions I
wouldn't have come to that conclusion on my own.  It seems like a more
significant philosophical rift to me:

1.  ebXML: all-or-nothing vs. GXA: layered
2.  ebXML: top down GXA: bottom up


Clearly OASIS is "the primary backer of ebXML" - other than UN/CEFACT
who else does - the industry adoption list looks somewhat limited [1]?

[1] - http://www.ebxml.org/endorsements.htm


Kind Regards,
Jim

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