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Subject: RE: [dita] Stages of the OASIS process are confusing to many


Title: RE: [dita] Stages of the OASIS process are confusing to many

Ooh, that ring diagram is an excellent model for W3C recommendations. It looks to me like a throbber, which makes it all the more appropriate fro W3C (and also makes me unreasonably biased in its favour) since apparently that was an idea popularized, if not actually invented, by NCSA Mosaic. At least, so says Wikipedia, and how could that possibly be wrong? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throbber

But I'm not sure whether it would be right to copy the same idea for an OASIS standard. I'm happy enough with the thermometer metaphor, but probably would be equally happy with other clever ideas.

mag


-----Original Message-----
From: dita@lists.oasis-open.org on behalf of Robin Cover
Sent: Sat 9/5/2015 10:44 AM
To: Eliot Kimber
Cc: Kristen James Eberlein; DITA TC; Robin Cover
Subject: Re: [dita] Stages of the OASIS process are confusing to many

FYI, there's a W3C document that displays six maturity levels in terms of a ring (looks like a battery charger display):

http://www.w3.org/2015/08/mobile-web-app-state/


That document also indicates "Stability" and recent activity on the draft(s)

-rcc

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Eliot Kimber <ekimber@contrext.com> wrote:


        I like the thermometer idea.
       
        And somebody, probably Kris, needs to post to DITA Users with the status
        and a clear explanation of what it means.
       
        Cheers,
       
        Eliot
        ----
        Eliot Kimber, Owner
        Contrext, LLC
        http://contrext.com
       
       
       
       
        On 9/5/15, 3:09 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <dita@lists.oasis-open.org on
        behalf of kris@eberleinconsulting.com> wrote:
       
        >
        >
        >
        >
        >
        >
        >    As a result of Chet's announcement yesterday that the DITA 1.3
        >    Committee Specification was approved and uploaded, I got pinged by
        >    several DITA members who asked "Is DITA 1.3 now approved and
        >    finished?"
        >
        >    I think the stages of the OASIS process are fairly arcane, and maybe
        >    we need to do a better job of communicating to the larger DITA
        >    community just where DITA 1.3 is in the process. A couple things
        >    come to mind:
        >
        >
        >* We could use a graphic similar to the thermometer that many
        >        organizations use to track where they are in a fundraising
        >        campaign. (Preferably something less cheesy than a thermometer.)
        >
        >* We could create a post on dita.xml.org that tracks our
        >        progress and uses the graphic.
        >
        >
        >* We could start a series of e-mails that use the new graphic.
        >        For example, we could start communicating with the OASIS
        >        organizational voting members for companies represented on the
        >        TC, as well as non-DITA TC member companies that voted "Yes" on
        >        DITA 1.2.
        >
        >
        >    Thoughts?
        >
        >    --
        >      Best,
        >      Kris
        >
        >      Kristen James Eberlein
        >      Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
        >      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
        >      www.eberleinconsulting.com <http://www.eberleinconsulting.com>
        >      +1 919 682-2290 <tel:%2B1%20919%20682-2290> ; kriseberlein (skype)
        >
        >
        >
        >
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