[MOBY-l] moby = bio web service?

[Mark Wilkinson]

> is MOBY some kind of biological web service that uses XML/WSDL/UDDI
> like other web services? how come i don't see any mention of UDDI in
> the overview doc?

I just went to have a look at the UDDI specs.  It sounds like they have
come up with a very similar solution to MOBY, though reading the API it is
obvious that it was specifically designed for B2B transactions (e.g.
findBusiness and findRelatedBusiness calls are part of the API).

I would worry about two things in particular:
    (1) there is no obvious indication, as far as I could see, that UDDI
is true open-source... which makes me nervous!
    (2) It might be limiting to use a foundation which has been so
strongly 'typed' to business activities

I admit, these are just my first impressions after a 15 minute browse
through the docs, so please correct me if I am wrong.  Does anyone know
more about it?

M