Re: Moving Forward

Martin,

so what would you propose is the next step after removing OCP/SMTP 
from the charter?

All - everyone in agreement with Martin, or does somebody see a 
need/interest for OCP/SMTP?

Thanks,
   Markus

Martin Stecher wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am available for OPES protocol work and willing to act as a co-author
> for OCP profile drafts.
> But I am not convinced that OCP/SMTP is the next step. As there seems
> to be no other interest in this we should indeed have the open SMTP
> milestones to be removed from the charter, for now, IMO.
> There is no current OCP/SMTP demand by the industry today.
> 
> In principle I believe that OCP has the ability to act as an universal
> protocol agnostig callout protocol and that OCP/SMTP can and should be
> done at some time. 
> 
> But with the limited resources we have in this group today we must focus
> on those adaptations that are of immediate need and use for someone.
> There we can proof that OCP is a powerful, application agnostic protocol
> with useful and needed protocol profiles.
> Only then we can get to first implementations that may then hopefully
> cut the Gordian knot we are facing today.
> And after that we may be asked to return to OCP/SMTP.
> 
> Regards
> Martin
>