[oslc-core] Changing dcterms:publisher in SPC & SP resources to be Resource and Either

[Steve K Speicher]

Both the oslc:ServiceProvider and oslc:ServiceProviderCatalog resource 
definitions [1] have a property of oslc:publisher.  I have received some 
feedback from implementers that it would be better if the definition were 
made more flexible to instead be:

oslc:publisher - Valule-type: Resource - Representation: Either
(to allow for the Publisher information to live as a URI referencable 
resource)

Any issues with making this change?

[1] 
http://open-services.net/bin/view/Main/OslcCoreSpecification?sortcol=table;table=up;up=#Resource_Service_Provider_Catalo

P.S.  I wonder if we should relax our definition of these rules a bit. 
They were originally intended for defining a serialization model but 
clients should be prepared for most alternative formats (referenced vs. 
inlined).  For example, a client should not depend on a service to define 
resources that match the spec representation statements exactly (even if 
it says it is a Local Resource, expect anything).

Thanks,
Steve Speicher | IBM Rational Software | (919) 254-0645