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Bug 4203 - introduction unclear and misleading
Summary: introduction unclear and misleading
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: WS-Policy
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Framework (show other bugs)
Version: LC
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Christopher Ferris
QA Contact: Web Services Policy WG QA List
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Reported: 2007-01-12 16:03 UTC by Christopher Ferris
Modified: 2007-01-17 00:33 UTC (History)
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Description Christopher Ferris 2007-01-12 16:03:28 UTC
Title: Introduction misleading

Description: The last paragraph in the introduction to the WS-Policy 1.5 Framework discusses WS-Policy 1.5 - Attachment. However, I believe that it is somewhat misleading in its intent. Specifically, I think that the terminology used should be consistent with the defined terms in our glossary. Secondly, I believe that we should reorder the sentences to make it clear that WS-Policy 1.5 Attachment defines certain attachment mechanisms and policy scopes and subjects and that other specs are free to define OTHER attachment schemes for policy subjects and scopes not covered in WS-Policy 1.5 Attachment. Otherwise, we are effectively encouraging a potential interoperability nightmare.

Justification: see above

Type: editorial

Proposal:

change:
Web Services Policy 1.5 - Framework does not specify policy discovery or policy attachments. A policy attachment is a mechanism for associating policy with one or more policy scopes, where a policy scope is a collection of policy subjects to which a policy may apply. A policy subject is an entity (e.g., an endpoint, message, resource, interaction) with which a policy can be associated. Other specifications are free to define technology-specific mechanisms for associating policy with various entities and resources. Web Services Policy 1.5 - Attachment [Web Services Policy Attachment] defines such mechanisms, especially for associating policy with arbitrary XML elements [XML 1.0], WSDL artifacts [WSDL 1.1, WSDL 2.0 Core Language], and UDDI elements [UDDI API 2.0, UDDI Data Structure 2.0, UDDI 3.0]. 

to:
Web Services Policy 1.5 - Framework does not cover discovery of policy, policy scopes and subjects, or their respective attachment mechanisms. A policy attachment is a mechanism for associating policy with one or more policy scopes. A policy scope is a collection of policy subjects to which a policy applies. A policy subject is an entity (e.g., an endpoint, message, resource, interaction) with which a policy can be associated. Web Services Policy 1.5 - Attachment [Web Services Policy Attachment] defines such mechanisms, specifically for associating policy with arbitrary XML elements [XML 1.0], WSDL artifacts [WSDL 1.1, WSDL 2.0 Core Language], and UDDI elements [UDDI API 2.0, UDDI Data Structure 2.0, UDDI 3.0]. Other specifications are free to define either extensions to the mechanisms defined in Web Services Policy 1.5 - Attachment, or additional mechanisms for purposes of associating policy with policy scopes and subjects not covered by Web Services Policy 1.5 - Attachment.
Comment 1 Christopher Ferris 2007-01-17 00:33:22 UTC
See http://www.w3.org/2007/01/16-ws-policy-irc#T00-32-34
RESOLUTION: 4203 closed with proposal in  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2007Jan/0085.html