Re: ProtocolDataModel issues

[Tim Bray <Tim.Bray@xxxxxxx>]

On Sep 15, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Greg Stein wrote:

> How about we fall back to saying: what data do we need to represent?
>
> *Then* we talk about how to get it.

OK, the answer is: the data that's specified in the Atom format 
specification (not quite 100% settled).  Fortunately, that not only 
specifies the data but the representation. Furthermore, we know the 
operations we want to accomplish on that data: create, update, and 
delete.  Furthermore we have a substantial body of work already 
accomplished, written up at 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-protocol-01.txt

If people want to do model-level work to deepen their understanding, 
that's fine.  But to me it doesn't become real until you can start 
talking about how you're going to replace/modify the existing spec.  
Sooner is better. -Tim