[Rets-dev] On Reference Implementations

[Steve Verba]

Currently we have been operating for several years under exactly that
position; no major change proposal or new version of the spec can get a
final approval unless there are reference implementations - two in fact.

There has been debate as to whether to relax this or modify it, but
nonetheless that has been standard operating procedure for some time.

Also worth noting for this thread is the fact that of the three real estate
standards (RETS, MISMO, OSCRE/PISCES), RETS is the only one with a large
body of open source tools, reference implementations, compliance checking
code, POC's, utilities, etc. To be more precise, the other two standards
have virtually none - a testimony to this community and to CRT and NAR,
given that the MISMO and OSCRE communities are larger.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: rets-dev-bounces at rets.org [mailto:rets-dev-bounces at rets.org] On Behalf
Of Matt Lavallee
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:07 AM
To: rets-dev at rets.org
Subject: RE: [Rets-dev] On Reference Implementations

For what it's worth, Frank, I raised exactly this issue during the last
phone call.  I suggested that no document is accepted before we have a
reference implementation that proves it's viable.

-Matt

Paul Stusiak wrote:
> 
> That's a very good point Frank. Let me see what I can do with that
> idea.
> 
> Frank Wanicka wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > _________________
> > Frank Wanicka
> > Real Estate Technologies, Inc.
> >



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