Re: [docbook-publishers] DocBook Publishers Conformance statement

[Scott Hudson <scott.hudson@flatironssolutions.com>]

Any feedback on my proposed text [see below]? Additions, changes, comments?

Thanks and best regards,

--Scott

Scott Hudson
Senior XML Architect

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Scott Hudson wrote:
> Folks,
>
> just heard back from Mary McRae at OASIS, and we must have a Conformance 
> clause in our spec. Please send your ideas on what we might need to 
> state, and I'll create a draft that we can vote quickly on.
>
> At a minimum, here's what I was thinking:
>
>     The DocBook Publishers schema is a valid DocBook v5.0 customization.
>     Publications or documents will be considered conformant to this
>     specification if they validate against the DocBook Publishers schema
>     (publishers.rnc or publishers.rng).
>
>     Extensions allow implementers to include features that are in demand
>     by their customers. Also, extensions, often times,
>     define new features that may migrate into future versions of this
>     specification. However, the use of extensions can have a severe
>     negative impact on interoperability.
>
>     Any extenstions to this schema SHALL follow the principles and
>     guidelines of the DocBook v5.0 and this Publishers specification;
>     that is, the specifications SHALL be extended in a standard manner
>     as described in http://docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/ch05.html.
>
>     For implementations and/or applications that contain extensions,
>     extensions SHALL
>     be clearly described in supporting documentation, and the extensions
>     SHALL be marked
>     as such within the implementation/application.
>
>     This document’s normative language is English. Translation into
>     other languages
>     is permitted.
>
>
>
> Information on conformance statements can be found here:
> http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ioc/download.php/305/conformance_requirements-v1.pdf
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
> -- Scott
> Scott Hudson
> Senior XML Architect
>
> e: scott.hudson@FlatironsSolutions.com
> O: 303.542.2146
> C: 303.332.1883
> F: 303.544.0522
>
> http://www.FlatironsSolutions.com
> Vision. Experience. Engineering Excellence.
>
>
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