Re: [nm-wg] immediate future of current schemas

[Tanya Brethour <brethour@ncsa.uiuc.edu>]

> >  
> >
> This is good to hear but there is a general feeling (fear) within the 
> community that even after the 'new' schemas come in, they will keep 
> changing (like what has been happening with the current schemas). The 
> only way we can tackle this is by ensuring that later versions of the 
> 'new' schemas are backwards compatible. I feel that this is something 
> the group has to keep in mind right from beginning.
> 
> Best regards,
> Loukik.

This a huge fear of mine. In addition to all the work it will take to move
to the new schema, we will be very slow to do so if the new schemas keep
changing and are not backwards compatible. The reason we were slow to use
the current schema was the very fact that it took awhile to stablize.

Also, are the slides for Dan and Martin's talk at GGF12 somewhere on the
website? I must be blind because but I can't find them :)

Thanks,
Tanya