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Subject: [Karl F. Best] status of DocBook TC
FYI:
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Norm:
I'm checking up with the various OASIS TCs to verify what we know about
levels of activity and progress towards completion. Here's what I have
for your TC:
number of meetings last month: 1
number of meetings in the last three months: 3
number of meetings in the last six months: 6
number of email messages last month: 22
number of email messages in the last three months: 53
number of email messages in the last six months: 98
So apparently the TC is active -- you're having meetings and email list
discussions.
I have recorded that the TC has approved DocBook v4.1 (Nov 2000) and
v4.3 (March 2004) as Committee Drafts, and v4.1 as an OASIS Standard
(Jan 2001). Please let me know right away if there are other
specifications that the TC has developed and approved, as I'm trying to
update some internal status reports.
What are the TC's plans for advancing the latest specification to OASIS
Standard status?
Looking at the TC's charter (see
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/docbook/charter.php) I see that the
TC hasn't brought the charter into line with the new requirements of the
TC Process to include scope, list of deliverables and schedule, and
audience; would the TC be able to do this soon? In addition to complying
with the Process it would be a good thing if OASIS staff, as well as the
world at large, could knows what the TC is working on and when to expect
to see deliverables.
I realize that I prevented the TC from revising the charter to add some
IP language a year or so ago; that aspect will be solved by the
transition to the new IPR Policy. But these other parts of the charter
need to be updated. Note that the process for this (see
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#charter) allows
clarification of the charter for the purpose of removing ambiguity,
narrowing scope, or adding new deliverables within scope.
Please let me know how I can help with this, including reviewing any
drafts, etc.
Finally, while I've got your attention, let me remind you of some
upcoming activities:
* At the OASIS Adoption Forum in Brussels the week of 4 October (see
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum/) there will be
facilities for TCs to have face-to-face meetings. There will also be
opportunity for TC meetings at the XML 2004 conference in Washington DC
the week of 15 November. Please contact Jane Harnad
(jane.harnad@oasis-open.org) if your TC would like to take advantage of
this opportunity.
* There are also opportunities for TCs to conduct interoperability demos
at various industry events over the next several months. If your TC is
interested in this please contact Dee Schur (dee.schur@oasis-open.org).
* Finally, we're in the midst of a member review of the proposed OASIS
IPR Policy (see
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200407/msg00002.html). If
there are any issues important to the TC as a whole or to any of its
members I would invite you to submit them to the email address listed in
the announcement.
thanks
-Karl
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Karl F. Best
Vice President, OASIS
office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648
karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org
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