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OASIS Packaging of Errata and Change-Tracked Version

  • 1.  OASIS Packaging of Errata and Change-Tracked Version

    Posted 04-21-2013 23:02
    On the 2013-04-15 Teleconference Meeting, there was some question of the nature of the accompanying original OASIS Standard marked to incorporate the proposed changes. See OASIS TC Process section 3.5(a): < https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#errata >. Digging deeper, I notice that the template for ODF 1.1 Errata 01 is for file OpenDocument-v1.1-errata01-csd01.* The OASIS Standard for ODF 1.1 marked up for the changes is identified as file OpenDocument-v1.1-errata01-csd01-complete-csd01.* Based on that, I assume that the pair of working documents (*-wd06) will be reviewed together for approval and public review as csd01. If public review does not result in changes, it appears that both documents would be advanced to cs01 in the usual manner. VERIFIABILITY OF ERRATA 01 There might be a question concerning which of the two documents is authoritative. I suspect they are required to agree and would need to be reviewed together on that basis. An additional consideration is ensuring the accuracy of errata01-complete with respect to the original OASIS Standard ODF 1.1 edition. That's trickier. The pagination of errata01-complete is rather different. Errata01-complete is 55 pages shorter than the original OASIS Stndard ODF 1.1, even though Errata01-complete has more words because of and including the markup. Side by side examination, starting with the tables of content reveals that the difference progresses systematically. It is apparent that differences in the page format (side margins, bottom margin of the text frame) and subtle differences in font layout in paragraph running-text contribute the differences. It does make comparison by visual inspection difficult. - Dennis