First OGSI, then WSRF, when will things stop changing?
The evolution of OGSI to WSRF will certainly delay the completion of a definitive set of specifications for managing state in a Web services context, as some time will be required to review the draft WSRF specifications within a standards body, a process that may of course result in significant changes to those specifications. However, the broad support that we see for WSRF from both the Web services and Grid communities suggests that this WSRF standardization process will produce specifications that (i) are not too different from the drafts and (ii) that will stand the test of time as a vital part of Web services infrastructure.
