Per-Entity Metadata Working Group

[Scott Koranda <>]

> > I think there would have to be some real benefit (not just experience
> > gained) before we would consider doing that. From where I sit, the
> > current distribution method Just Works (TM) so I have to turn around
> > and ask InCommon deployers: Is there something about the current
> > distribution method that is suboptimal or not working for you (apart
> > from the size of the aggregate of course)?
> 
> I don't think the point was to help us (and nobody is
> suggesting the URL would change), so if Ops doesn't think
> incorporating a cloud/CDN delivery strategy under cover of a
> name controlled by InCommon is a useful step for its own MDQ
> direction-setting, I don't think any of us would motivate
> it.

Right.

I understand your sentiment Tom that the current method "Just
Works", and you need to be conservative about risks to
delivering the aggregate, but I think the experience gained
could be quite valuable.

It isn't the role of this working group to tell TSG/Ops how to
deliver a service and how to manage its organizational risk,
but I think we should be identifying opportunities that could
fit into a roadmap.

Thanks,

Scott K