http://www.okiproject.org/view/html/site/oki/node/2916 Redefining Interoperability (Or why the IEEE and Oxford English Dictionary have it Wrong) Jeff Merriman First of all, before I get into anything else, let me start by offering what I believe to be a highly useful definition of interoperability, one that has prevailed following eight years of work on... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:55 -0400 Harmoni Application Framework http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.okiproject.org/view/html/site/oki/node/2916 <div id='plugin:2916'> <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ /** * Test an event for shift and not meta or control keys. * This is done here to prevent in-line '&&' symbols * * @param Event event * @return boolean * @access public * @since 2/9/09 */ function shiftAndNotMetaOrControl (event) { return (event.shiftKey && !(event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey)); } // ]]> </script> <div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Redefining Interoperability</span><br /> (Or why the IEEE and Oxford English Dictionary have it Wrong)<br /> Jeff Merriman</div> <br /> First of all, before I get into anything else, let me start by offering what I believe to be a highly useful definition of <em>interoperability</em>, one that has prevailed following eight years of work on the O.K.I. project:<br /> <br /> <em>Interoperability</em> - &ldquo;The measure of ease of integration between two systems or software components to achieve a functional goal. A highly interoperable integration is one that can be easily achieved by the individual who requires the result.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> Which, of course begs a definition of integration:<br /> <br /> <em>Integration</em> -... </div> Jeff Merriman - Historical - Historical - Historical - nobody@example.net http://www.okiproject.org/view/html/site/oki/node/2916 http://www.okiproject.org/view/html/site/oki/node/2916 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:55 -0400