[Rets-dev] On Reference Implementations

[Frank Wanicka]

Ok, maybe "absurd" is overstating things, but if someone had put together a
simple standalone app that could retrieve data and photos at some point,
maybe RETS adoption would have moved along more quickly. Should the RETS
community feel obligated to create one? No, I guess not. Does common sense
suggest it might be a good idea if you're not happy with the rate at which
your standard is being adopted? I think so. This isn't the first time I've
seen this request on the list, and surely there are many others out there
with the same need that don't subscribe to the list. 

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Frank Wanicka
Real Estate Technologies, Inc. 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rets-dev-bounces at rets.org [mailto:rets-dev-bounces at rets.org] On
Behalf Of
> Paul Stusiak
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:30 PM
> To: E-mail Rets-Dev
> Subject: [Rets-dev] On Reference Implementations
> 
> The thread Google Base Housing vs. RETS has spanned many different
> topics, making a single response very difficult. Instead, I will attempt
> to reply to some individual comments. Please be aware that the context
> has been narrowed and that may result in the loss of the overarching
> context. The intent is not to pick on specific people who participated
> in the thread, but to correct what I see as some misconceptions.
> 
> fwanicka wrote:
> 
> Ok, I'll agree that MISMO and ACORD sound even worse. I'm not sure I'd
> agree that XML, SOAP nor HTTP are more complicated, but that's neither
> here nor there. RETS definitely needs more tools. Look at the question
> from Mr. Tabbert earlier today. He just wants a simple client to
> download data to a CSV and grab the photos. So far, it has been
> suggested that he use libRETS or ezRETS to create his own client, or use
> Conduit, which won't do the photos. Does nobody else find this
> completely absurd? Is there not a 1.x reference client app to do what he
> wants?
> 
> I do not find this absurd. A reference implementation is not intended to
> be a definitive solution to "get" information. Wikipedia has a nice
> definition that agrees with my understanding
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_implementation
> 
> which, to summarize, says that it is an "example of a standard for use
> in helping others implement their own versions of the standard." The
> working example is not necessarily intended to be complete although it
> may be. RETS gets a finite amount of funding from NAR. It has to cover a
> lot of ground. Reference implementations are one part of the work that
> gets done around RETS.
> 
> It feels more like a business opportunity to me.
> 
> Having said that, it is one goal to improve the tool support for RETS2.
> We can certainly revisit work around existing RETS1 tools if the
> community says it is a priority.
> 
> Paul
> Falcon Technologies Corp.
> 
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