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Subject: Re: [chairs] need your comments on DocMgmt system requirements
Karl, Supplemental note - I'm using ZIP to package related items together. This seems to be common practice. Why not just support retrieval and search that will work into ZIP files - and then this will be enough. Again - then people can tailor the ZIP collection as they need. Thanks, DW. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info> To: <karl.best@oasis-open.org>; "Chairs OASIS" <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>; "Jeff Lomas" <Jeff.Lomas@oasis-open.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [chairs] need your comments on DocMgmt system requirements > Karl, > > Some of these seem like good ideas - but overall I sense this will > be cumbersome to use and hard to implement. CVS style > generally is more programmer friendly than user friendly. > > I'm really after something that's simpler and more predictable > than currently. I really do not want the system inventing > OASIS filenames for me - generally I have good reasons > for using certain file names - and then also - when it is > a spec' - I want to create that name myself before hand > and keep it - since I do not want to have to edit references > to whatever the system called it - assuming I can find that > out. > > The biggest thing by far is the persistent URLs - but I > liked Matt MacKenzies suggestion on this a few weeks > back. If persistent URLs means something like: > > > http://persistentURL.oasis-open.org/committees/bcm/documents/kaviCVS/WE4X78/archive/ERYT67A/temporary/store/oasis.bcm.word/draft/february/2004/WT5677/more/draft.120304.bcm.doc > > That's not what I have in mind! Shorter is MUCH better. > > The idea of being able to see Access counts is excellent, > that would be helpful. > > If the system could automatically track when one document > is replacing another and keep a history tree - that would be > a plus. But this should be simply driven with a drop-down > list of recently uploaded documents. We definately > do not want to be writing CVS style command line > storage instructions! > > Thanks, DW. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org> > To: "Chairs OASIS" <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>; "Jeff Lomas" > <Jeff.Lomas@oasis-open.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:48 PM > Subject: [chairs] need your comments on DocMgmt system requirements > > > > TC Chairs, Secretaries: > > > > Early last month I sent out a request for your input on priorities for > > new functionality that OASIS needs to provide to the TCs. It's obvious > > that our first priority needs to be a document management system. OASIS > > management and technical staff have agreed to this. > > > > I've put together a draft functional requirements document for this doc > > mgmt system and would like to get your feedback. It is very important > > that we have the requirements correct and complete before we start > > development of the project -- many of you are developers so I'm sure > > that you understand the importance of this. > > > > Please send your comments in the next week or so if at all possible. > > Jeff Lomas, our Technology Services manager, and I will be finalizing > > these requirements and starting system design and development by the end > > of this month. > > > > > > -Karl > > > > ================================================================= > > 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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