From: Ira McDonald (blueroofmusic@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 17 2007 - 11:42:03 EST
Hi Pete,
I see you what you mean, but...
Be aware that DMTF CIM Core WG hates our term "subunits" and has made
us completely replace it with their term "components".
"Configuration is" just too inherently ambiguous. "Xxx" is just as meaningful,
if the intent is to imply components.
Cheers,
- Ira
On Dec 17, 2007 6:38 AM, Zehler, Peter <Peter.Zehler@xerox.com> wrote:
> Ira,
>
> I do not want to see that change. When I talk to our driver people
> "settings" is more closely aligned with the default ticket and
> capabilities. Settings can be changed by an administrator or End User
> (often remotely). A configuration can not be as easily changed and
> involves the addition or removal of hardware. There are other mappings
> (see
> <http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa507422.aspx>) that are very
> closely aligned with the PWG Semantic model. Their Defaults & Allowed
> Values map to Settings. Their Configuration maps to Subunits (i.e.
> Configuration).
>
> In the PWG Semantic Model the configuration element is the installed
> hardware for the system or the effective hardware configuration for the
> service (i.e. the service specific view for the subunits used).
>
> Pete
>
> Peter Zehler
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mfd@pwg.org [mailto:owner-mfd@pwg.org] On Behalf Of Ira
> McDonald
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:40 PM
> To: nchen@okidata.com; Ira McDonald
> Cc: mfd@pwg.org
> Subject: Re: MFD> Dec 11 PWG MFD face-to-face meeting minutes available
>
>
> Hi Nancy,
>
> Thanks for these excellent and detailed minutes.
>
> A comment on element group naming. What Pete (and minutes) referred
> to as a new group parallel to Capabilities and DefaultJobTicket is
> always
> called Settings throughout the classes in the CIM model.
>
> We will have to add a PrintServiceSettings and PrintServiceCapabilities
> classes in our 2008 WIMS-CIM modelling work.
>
> I suggest changing Configuration to Settings.
>
> Cheers,
> - Ira
>
>
> On Dec 15, 2007 2:54 AM, <nchen@okidata.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > The meeting minutes is now available as:
> >
> > ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/mfd/minutes/PWG_MFD_minutes_20071211.pdf
> > and
> > ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/mfd/minutes/PWG_MFD_minutes_20071211.doc
> >
> > Thanks very much for your participations. We had very fun, witty, and
> > fruitful discussions in the meeting.
> >
> > -Nancy
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------
> > Nancy Chen
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> > Phone: (856) 222-7006 (desk)
> > (856) 222-5148 (lab)
> > Email: nchen@okidata.com
>
>
>
> --
> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
> Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
> Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
> PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
> work: +1-906-494-2434
> home: +1-906-494-2697
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>
-- Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect) Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG Blue Roof Music / High North Inc PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839 work: +1-906-494-2434 home: +1-906-494-2697 email: blueroofmusic@gmail.com
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