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OpenDocuemnt TC Work Call Minutes 2007-01-08

  • 1.  OpenDocuemnt TC Work Call Minutes 2007-01-08

    Posted 01-15-2007 14:59
    RollCall:
    Robert Weir, IBM
    Helen Yue, IBM
    Patric Durusau
    David Faure, KDE
    Florian Reueter, Novell
    Michael Brauer, Sun Microsystems
    Lars Oppermann, Sun Microsystems
    Gary Edwards, OpenDocument Foundation
    David A Wheeler, OpenDocument Foundation
    
    Minutes from last work-call (Dec. 14th)
    The attending TC members unanimously accepted the minutes from the last
    work call.
    
    Action Items
    Michael, proposal regarding pp./ff.ongoing
    
    Reports
    Ballot for ODF 1.1 is in progress, primary represenatives are now have 
    to familiarize themselfes with the specification, vote will start Jan. 
    15th and will be open until Jan 31th.
    
    Michael: did lots of rework on ODF 1.2 draft and Patrick sent along many 
    improvements and suggestions. Rework is mostly done, including ISO 
    adoptions. Also minor editorial changes to some descriptions were 
    clarity could be improved. I am currently going through the questions 
    from Gary and when I am done with that I will send the first ODF 1.2 
    draft to the TC.
    I have not yet split up the specification into parts and that is the 
    next step I am going to take.
    I built some scripts that check for consistency between attribute names 
    mentioned in the text and their schema counterparts.
    
    Agenda Topics:
    Missing namespace prefixes (in 1.1 spec)
    Michael: These will be resolved in the draft that I will send out.
    We will need to submit an official errata document. (for ODF 1.1)
    We create a committee draft for that and submit it for public review
    This can only be done once in 6 month.
    
    Rob This issue also applies to 1.0 2nd ed
    According to OASIS rules, erratas can only be issued for OASIS Standards
    We should maintain errata documents.
    
    Michael: since we are not currently in a review phase, so we are not 
    under obligation to respond in any particular way. We should however 
    acknowledge the issue.
    Lars: So we could create an errata document right away
    Michael: might cause confusion
    DavidW: we could create a draft errata doc in the wiki
    Rob:... and than issue an errata doc once every six month (or whatever 
    is deemed appropriate by the TC)
    ACTION: Michael to create Errata page (1.1 and 1.0)
    
    1.2 Proposals
    Michael: updated 1.2 action item list and split it into categories: 
    suggested, agreed to do, proposals under discussion and approved proposals.
    
    DavidW: is anyone going through OOXML to check whether there is anything 
    in there that is hard to represent in ODF?
    Michael: I think the implementors are aiming at interoperability with MS 
    office and what needs representation in ODF.
    Lars: out method of requirements eliction here shoulöd be to let 
    imple,mentors drive this, by suggesting what additional representations 
    are needed in ODF in order to reach interoperatbility
    
    Michael: I can give an indirect update regarding to List/Numbering.
     From the discussion on the list and discussion with developers.
    The proposal was to follow DavidF's ID-approach for numbered paragraphs  
    and Florian's override approach for Lists.
    DavidF: that's great and is in line with what Thomas has proposed.
    
    New Action Items.
    Michael to create Errata page (1.1 and 1.0)