RIG Comparison

The Reuse Interoperability Group (RIG), a defacto standards organization, whose goal is to facilitate cross reuse repository information exchange, in A Basic Interoperability Data Model for Reuse Libraries [#!RIGREF!#] identified the following subset of the ``Uniform Data Model'', which defines the minimal set of information that reuse libraries should be able to exchange about assets in order to interoperate:

• abstract,
• address of contributor/owner,
• cost/fee to use^*,
• date of information,
• distribution statement,
• domain,
• element type (e.g., code, test suite, make file),
• email address where asset resides^*,
• fax # where asset resides^*,
• identification number^*,
• keywords,
• language,
• Media asset is obtainable in^*,
• name,
• restrictions (e.g., legal),
• security/classification,
• target environment,
• telephone # where asset resides^*,
• unique identifier^*,
• version, and
• version date.

This Basis Interoperability Data Model (BIDM) is derived from the Common Data Model defined in the Asset Library Open Architecture Framework (ALOAF) [#!ALOAF!#] and the STARS Repository Guidelines and Standards [#!STARSRGUIDE!#].

With the exception of those items indicated with an ``<sup>*</sup>'', the ADAGE design record supports the inclusion of the RIG local ``attributes'' for component classes.