Second the motion to create the "Advanced Document Collaboration"
subcommittee.
Hope everyone is having a great day!
Patrick
On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 08:43 -0500, robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote:
> Here is the revised SC proposal.
>
> 1) I've proposed Robin LaFontaine as chair
>
> 2) I've removed the deadline for the delivery of the change tracking
> proposal.
>
> 3) I've clarified that change tracking is the "initial and highest
> priority" for the SC
>
> I hope these changes accommodate some of the concerns with the initial
> proposal.
>
> Approval of a SC requires a resolution approved by the majority of voting
> members on the TC. We also have a standing rule that permits members to
> request an electronic ballot once a motion has been made and seconded on
> the list.
>
> So, I move that the TC create an "Advanced Document Collaboration"
> subcommittee as described below. As soon as someone seconds the motion on
> the list we can initiate the 7-day ballot.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
>
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> Name
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> Advanced Document Collaboration Subcommittee (slug = office-collab)
>
>
> Statement of Purpose
> --------------------
>
> Many ODF documents do not involve collaboration. They are created by a
> single user, edited by a single user, and then perhaps presented or shared
> with multiple users, or maybe even just converted to PDF for distribution.
>
> However, collaboration-based document scenarios are also common, including
> review and comment, change tracking as well as emerging work in real-time
> collaborative editing, in-context document collaboration, persistence of
> structured document fragments, and so on.
>
> In order to bring together technical experts in these areas, and for them
> to evaluate trends, investigate opportunities and draft enhancements to
> ODF in these areas, we are proposing a dedicated subcommittee for this
> topic.
>
> The initial and highest priority for the Subcommittee will be change
> tracking. Reliable and user friendly revision management is critical for
> professional document workflows in corporate and public sector
> environments, and as such an important feature of Open Document Format.
> The SC is asked to prepare a draft specification of a markup vocabulary
> that can accurately describe any incremental change to the content and
> structure of documents - typically made in multiple editing sessions by
> different authors.
>
>
> List of Deliverables
> --------------------
>
> 1. A draft specification for change tracking, including Relax NG schema
>
> 2. A description on how to apply change tracking markup to the various
> versions of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as a host format.
>
> 3. A set of test documents that will allow implementers to validate their
> change tracking implementations.
>
> 4. A document that describes in detail how the existing change tracking
> mechanism in ODF can be converted to the new markup.
>
> 5. Other proposals, draft specifications and in-scope work related to the
> subcommittee's Purpose.
>
>
> Chairs
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>
> Robin LaFontaine
>
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