NOTE: This is a Working DRAFT and has not been approved or finalized yet! 

This page is the charter of the TSWG Service Discovery Task Force (SPTF). See the Meeting Page for links to the meeting agenda and notes for each meeting.

Mission

The mission of the Service Discovery Task Force (SDTF) is to develop specifications that enable discoverability of services in a decentralized context.  Our focus is on fostering a dynamic and scalable architecture where services, akin to those in distributed systems like Spotify, can operate independently and interact seamlessly.

In our vision, the Service Discovery Specification will address the challenges inherent in a decentralized service architecture, such as the constant changes in the location of services due to the dynamic nature of machines in the network. 

Deliverables

Currently, the TF has one deliverable/spec. 

• Service Profiles

Leadership

• Andor Kesselman 
• Drummond Reed 

Membership and Joining

Prior to participating in the meetings, please ensure that you are a member of the Trust Over IP Foundation (Contributor Membership is free to both organizations and individuals). More details can be found at this link.

To join this TF, add your name to this list:

Deliverables

Currently, the TF has one deliverable/spec.

• Service Profiles

GitHub Repository

• Home
• Issues

Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)

As a Task Force (TF) of the Technology Stack WG (TSWG), the TRTF inherits the IPR terms from the TSWG JDF Charter.

• Copyright mode: OWFa 1.0 (available at https://www.openwebfoundation.org/the-agreements/the-owf-1-0-agreements-granted-claims/owfa-1-0)
• Patent mode: OWFa 1.0 (available at https://www.openwebfoundation.org/the-agreements/the-owf-1-0-agreements-granted-claims/owfa-1-0)
• Source code: Apache 2.0 (available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)

• This Task Force is not currently expected to produce source code.

Milestones

Key milestones will include, but are not limited to:

1. Publication of the first Draft Deliverable via a GitHub repo.
2. Publication of the final Draft Deliverable.
3. Approval of the Draft Deliverable as a Working Group Approved Deliverable.

The work of this Task Force will be complete when the Working Group Approved Deliverable is approved by the TSWG.

Meeting Schedule and Notes

This task force will meet ad hoc and currently has no scheduled meetings.

Meeting Notes, including recordings, will be kept for every meeting — see the SPTF Meeting Nodes for an index.

See the Meeting Page for links to the meeting agenda and notes for each meeting (including the Zoom links for joining a meeting and for listening to a recording of the meeting).

Mailing List and Communications

This task force uses the following for communications

• Slack: #tswg-service-discovery-tf<== This channel encouraged for regular comms.
• Mailing List: There is currently no separate mailing list; this task force uses the main TSWG mailing list: technical-stack-wg@lists.trustoverip.org.

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