>From: "Robert W. Shirey" <shirey(_at_)mitre(_dot_)org>
>Subject: Re: DMS_GOSIP - FYI
>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 94 11:10:40 EST
>At 12:30 PM 3/29/94 +0000, Arnold Shore wrote:
>>Another interesting characteristic is that the file is a Word 2.0 creation.
>>
>>Like what's the _O_ in GOSIP all about? It's not as though there weren't
>>standards available. Surely this is getting that project off on the
>>wrong foot, in that the AF/Project Office has missed a useful opportunity
>>to show a serious commitment to GOSIP principles.
>
>Mr. Shore,
>
>[Your message arrived in my mailbox without context.]
>
>There are a number of people in the Government who are not committed to
>"GOSIP principles" as you understand them, and some of those people think
>they have good reason. Without taking a position one way or the other, I
>just suggest that you may want to look at the draft FIRP report.
>
>[Perhaps the context was a discussion of the FIRP report. If so, I
apologize.]
>
>-Rob-
>
There are also a very small number of people who tout a solicited
viewpoint as a movement of government policy, when it is not. And nor
should it be conceived as such.
The DMS conops and the security atchitecture for DOD IIS clearly
outline the strategic nature of open systems deployment in the US
military information systems.
1994 proof of concept of X.400 and X.500 by telecomm providers, leading
to procurement. Microsoft have defined X.400 body parts for Word
documents, and are thus fully conformant and consistent to
the strategic intent of the procurement.
2001 deployment of SDNS-1 in the DOD network infrastructure
2008 broadband ISDN for organizational network infrastructure.
The procurement initiative does not state the protocols required, but
does state the services and requirements. The RFP asks industry for
proposals as how to implement the services. The procurment office is
fully capable of distinguishing the procurement of an OSI realization
of, say X.400 88, from a MIME implementation of the MTA Abstract
Service. Which bit of technology to use, is a simple tactical decision
which product manufacturers should propose on. The rationale why
it is suitable for long-term procurement, based on multi-vendor
support, is something the proposal writers should consider. Proposers
must be willing to supply their PICS proformas for their products.