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All, Here is a draft of the Common Execution Architecture: http://www.astrogrid.org/maven/docs/snapshot/applications/design/CEADesignIV OANote.html Steve. -----Original Message----- From: Starlink development [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Norman Gray Sent: 04 October 2004 15:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: IVOA general notes David, On 2004 Oct 4 , at 14.33, David Berry wrote: > I see. I thought it may have been a bit of Hindu mythology you > picked up during the meeting! > > David > > >>>> - single signon -- limited IVOA attention. `Shibboleth' appears >>>> to be gaining juggernaut status I hadn't noticed that! As you suggest, `juggernaut' is Indian, involving folk being crushed to death; `shibboleth' is a rather nasty old-testament episode (Judges 12, 4-6) strongly reminiscent of the `what's the 10th letter of the alphabet?' [*] question, and similarly suggestive of imminent pain. Hmm, are we getting a picture here? Norman [*] For those of you not brought up in Northern Ireland or its LIverpool and Glasgow diaspora, the answer `jay' or `jye' indicates your confessional background as certainly as knowing which foot you kick with. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Gray : Physics & Astronomy, Glasgow University, UK http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/norman/ : www.starlink.ac.uk