OASIS Charter Submission Discuss

Comments on DSS-X TC Proposed Charter

  • 1.  Comments on DSS-X TC Proposed Charter

    Posted 06-13-2007 02:17
    I have three comments/suggestions.
    
    (1) Section (1)(d) - Under candidate new profiles - what is item e, 
    "baseline" profiles? The term (and its quotation marks) is not defined.
    
    (2) Section (2)(b) I presume that the first meeting is a phone meeting, 
    but it doesn't say (except implicitly by not having a location, only a 
    time zone).
    
    (3) It's fairly clear that this is a continuation of much of the 
    unfinished work of the DSS TC, however the response in section (2)(a) 
    doesn't seem to answer the question posed. 
    
    I understand the relationship between the late DSS TC and much of the 
    listed work, but in some areas DSS-X is a consumer and in others a 
    provider -- the relationships are not clear from the draft charter 
    response.
    
    Also, "why ..is [there] a need for another effort in this area"? I would 
    suggest something along the lines of "The work of the DSS TC requires 
    ongoing maintenance and enhancement to fully exploit Digital Signatures 
    within OASIS and the world at large. This central role of packaging and 
    profiling use of base standards (e.g. W3C XML signature. etc, etc) for 
    convenient and consistent use by (e.g., list of OASIS and other 
    TCs/Groups consuming the technology) will be continued by the DSS-X 
    TC."  Classifying the list would be more direct, and the preamble would 
    make understanding the purpose and need easier.
    
    bill cox
    
    William Cox
    Cox Software Architects LLC
    wtcox@CoxSoftwareArchitects.com
    OASIS TAB Member