I see that the core UML model has been updated, interesting changes.  The name changes look okay to me (Entity, Kind).

2-cents:  Structural and Non-Structural concept might be confusing to folks reading it the first time through.  Perhaps its purpose (extensibility) could be stated before their definitions in a non normative manner.   Lastly, would adding two subclass of kind (structured/unstructured) help clear things a bit? (The text seems to speak as if there are two subclasses).


Ralf Nyren wrote:
I think your proposed naming change would make things more clear. To get a feel for what it would look like I have updated the OCCI Core document accordingly. Please read and let me know if there are any objections to the change.

Please find the OCCI Core document attached.

regards, Ralf

On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:04:18 +0100, <alexander.papaspyrou@tu-dortmund.de> wrote:

Hey Ralf,

I'd like to come back to naming once more (and hopefully for the last name).

The current "Type" and "Kind" make things a bit confusing -- type is so overloaded as a term, and the thing that is currently called "Kind" does not describe a "Kind" at all.

As such, I'd propose to rename as follows:

  "Kind" -> "Entity"
and
  "Type" -> "Kind"

This removes the strange notion from the thing that really isn't a "Kind", and fix the overoveroverloading of the "Type", effectively getting us rid of sentences like "the Type type". Plus, with the new naming, the "Kind" really describes what kind a certain "Entity" is of.

Best,
Alexander

Am 04.11.2010 um 13:42 schrieb Ralf Nyren:

Hi all,

After hard work at OGF30 sorting out the remaining open issue of the OCCI
model the Core specification document has received a major update.

There is some new stuff in there but mostly the document has been
restructured and rewritten to be easier to read and understand.

We appreciate your comments. If no major issues are found the document
will enter the public comment phase in 7 days, that is on November 11:th.

regards, Ralf
<core.pdf><ATT00001..txt> 


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