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This GGF, I really feel the schizophrenic nature of standardization work:

1. As a student, I have to throw away all cool features of my scheduler. Ouch. It hurts.
2. As co-chair of the OGSA-RSS Working Group (Open Grid Services Architecture – Resource Selection Services), I have to go for a simple interface that can be mapped to a lot of projects.

I feel that I have to think about it for a time until I’ll be happy with it.

I’m on the road again, towards Athens for GGF 16. Two scandals so far:

1. Lufthansa has stopped giving you metal cutlery. I can’t believe it.
2. Global Grid Forum and Enterprise Grid Alliance will merge.

Lufthansa now gives you those stupid plastic spoons etc. that tend to break during your meal. This sucks.

I don’t yet know what to think about the GGF-EGA merger: On one hand, it may be a good thing to join the forces of the two organizations in order to move to standardization. On the other hand, there will be more industry people arround and I am concerned that scientists will not be able to allocate the same amount of resources for their contribution to the standardization process.

I am also wondering why the news are not on the websites so far. I received a public email, so I think it is safe to write about it.