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Subject: Re: [oasis-charter-discuss] Re: OIC Pre-Launch Teleconference
ODF Adoption TC should be Tuesday, not Wednesday, right? -Rob "Charles H Schulz" <charles-h.schulz@arsaperta.com> wrote on 09/04/2008 11:03:07 AM: > > Mary, > > that's feasible for me; but it does conflict with the OASIS ODF Adoption > TC weekly confcall. Would it be possible to delay or schedule it one hour > before the Adoption TC call? > > thank you, > -- > Charles-H. Schulz, > Associé / Associate, > Ars Aperta. > > > > A conference call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 10 September at 11am > > ET > > to discuss the proposed charter for the Open Document Format > > Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) Technical Committee. > > > > Participants include the TC Convenor, the OASIS TC Administrator, and > > optionally other members of OASIS staff and TC Proposers. Other interested > > OASIS Members are invited to observe. > > > > Call in details: > > US dial in: +1-605-475-8500 > > Skype: +9900 827 5802079 > > Conference Room Number: 5802079 > > Other international numbers can be found here: > > http://www.highspeedconferencing.com/quickstart.htm > > > > Agenda: > > - welcome > > - identification of participants > > - review of any comments received > > - staff comments > > - review of any action items > > - recruiting > > - marketing > > - review of remaining schedule > > > > The proposed charter is included below for reference. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mary > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Mary P McRae > > Director, Technical Committee Administration > > OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society > > email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org > > web: www.oasis-open.org > > phone: 1.603.232.9090 > > > > > > ==== > > PROPOSED CHARTER > > FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT > > > > PROPOSED CHARTER FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT > > OASIS Open Document Format Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) > > Technical > > Committee > > > > 1a. Name > > > > OASIS Open Document Format Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) > > Technical > > Committee > > > > 1b. Statement of Purpose > > > > The OpenDocument Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS > > Standard defines an XML schema and semantics for a document format for > > office applications. OpenDocument Format is suitable for office documents, > > including text documents, spreadsheets, charts and graphical documents > > like drawings or presentations, but is not restricted to these kinds of > > documents. > > > > There are several commercial and open source applications available based > > on the OpenDocument Format, with more currently under development. With > > the depth and breadth of functionality specified by OpenDocument Format > > (ODF), achieving conformance and interoperability requires attention to > > numerous details and diverse requirements. > > > > It is the purpose of the OIC TC to produce materials and host events that > > will help implementors create applications which conform the ODF standard > > and which are able to interoperate. > > > > 1c. Scope of Work > > > > In accordance with the OIC TC's purpose, the scope of our work will > > include the following activities: > > > > 1. Initially and periodically thereafter, to review the current state of > > conformance and interoperability among a number of ODF implementations; To > > produce reports on overall trends in conformance and interoperability that > > note areas of accomplishment as well as areas needing improvement, and to > > recommend prioritized activities for advancing the state of conformance > > and interoperability among ODF implementations in general without > > identifying or commenting on particular implementations; > > > > 2.To collect the provisions of the ODF standard, and of standards > > normatively referenced by the ODF standard, and to produce a comprehensive > > conformity assessment methodology specification which enumerates all > > collected provisions, as well as specific actions recommended to test each > > provision, including definition of preconditions, expected results, > > scoring and reporting; > > > > 3.To select a corpus of ODF interoperability test documents, such > > documents to be created by the OIC TC, or received as member or public > > contributions; To publish the ODF interoperability test corpus and promote > > its use in interoperability workshops and similar events; > > > > 4.To define profiles of ODF which will increase interoperability among > > implementations in the same vertical domain, for example, ODF/A for > > archiving; > > > > 5.To define profiles of ODF which will increase interoperability among > > implementations in the same horizontal domain, for example ODF Mobile for > > pervasive devices, or ODF Web for browser-based editors. > > > > 6.To provide feedback, where necessary, to the OASIS Open Document Format > > for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC on changes to ODF that might > > improve interoperability; > > > > 7.To coordinate, in conjunction with the ODF Adoption TC, Interop > > Workshops and OASIS InterOp Demonstrations related to ODF; > > > > 8.To liaise on conformance and interoperability topics with other TC's and > > bodies whose work is leveraged in present or future ODF specifications, > > and with committees dealing with conformance and interoperability in > > general. > > > > The following activities are explicitly not within the Scope of the OIC > > TC: > > > > 1.Acting as a rating or certifying authority or agency for conformance of > > particular ODF implementations; > > > > 2.Authoring or distributing software that tests the conformance or > > interoperability of ODF implementations; > > > > > > 1d. List of Deliverables > > > > 1.Initial report on the state of ODF conformance and interoperability > > (March 1st, 2009); > > > > 2.Report on the best practices on profiles and recommendations on possible > > ODF-related profiles (April 1st, 2009); > > > > 3.A conformity assessment methodology specification, detailing how each > > provision and recommendation in the ODF standard may be tested for > > conformance (May 1st, 2009); > > > > 4.Interoperability test corpus documents, released in batches, according > > to functional area (several incremental deliverables, Q4 2008 through > > 2009) > > > > > > 1e. IPR Mode > > > > This TC will operate under the "RF on Limited Terms" mode > > > > 1f. Audience > > > > The direct audience of the OIC TC's work will be: > > > > 1. Implementors -- Commercial and Open Source publishers of ODF native or > > compatible applications and tools. > > 2. Testers -- Third-party testing and certification labs. > > 3. Procurers -- Those who purchase or define requirements for the purchase > > of ODF-related technology. > > 4. Regulators -- Officials who specify the use of document standards. > > > > Other, indirect users of the TC's work may include: > > > > 1. Integrators -- Third-party developers and independent software vendors > > who interact with and/or integrate ODF. > > 2. Users -- End Users of ODF applications and tools, including both > > typical > > and "power" users. > > > > 1g. Language of the TC > > > > TC business will be conducted in English. > > > > 2. Informative information > > > > 2a. Similar work > > > > We note the work of Lotzi Bölöni at the University of Central Florida and > > his initial work in defining an ODF "test suite", work now maintained by > > the Open Document Fellowship: > > http://develop.opendocumentfellowship.com/testsuite/ > > > > We also note that the work of the OASIS Test Assertions Guidelines (TAG) > > TC may be of use to us in defining test cases: > > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tag > > > > Sun Microsystems has also done some work related to ODF conformance > > testing: > > http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_odf_validation_service > > > > We note that the W3C has test suite projects pertaining to several of the > > standards which ODF references, including MathML and XForms. We would > > expect to consult with them on any overlapping topics. > > > > We also note the work of Rajiv Shah and Jay Kesan, "Lost in Translation: > > Interoperability Issues for Open Standards - ODF and OOXML as Examples", > > The Proceedings of the 36th Research Conference on Communication, > > Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), Arlington, VA, Sept.26-28, 2008, > > available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1201708 > > > > This work, its references, and similar comparisons among ODF > > implementations as well as translation efforts may inform the TC's initial > > approach to surveying the current state of ODF conformance and > > interoperability and determining priorities for the development of > > conformity assessment methodology specifications. > > > > Finally we observe that the OASIS Open Document Format for Office > > Applications (OpenDocument) TC owns the development of the ODF standard, > > with all that it implies, including the definition of conformance for the > > various versions of ODF. The OIC TC's work does not overlap with it, since > > its scope would not include defining conformance for ODF, but defining > > test cases (preconditions, specific test actions, expected results) that > > are traceable to the provisions of the ODF standard and referenced > > standards. > > > > 2b. First meeting. > > > > The initial meeting will be by telephone, hosted by IBM, and will occur > > on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 at 1400 GMT (10am ET, 7am PT). > > > > 2c. Meeting schedule > > > > We anticipate meeting, by teleconference, initially every week as we > > prepare for an interoperability workshop in November, and then reverting > > to a normal alternate week meeting schedule > > > > 2d. Minimum membership who support this proposal. > > > > 1. Robert Weir, robert_weir@us.ibm.com, IBM > > 2. Bart Hanssens, bart.hanssens@skynet.be, Individual > > 3. Dennis E. Hamilton, dennis.hamilton@acm.org, Individual > > 4. Zaheda Bhorat, zaheda@google.com, Google > > 5. Charles-H. Schulz, charles-h.schulz@arsaperta.com, Ars Aperta > > 6. Michael Brauer, michael.brauer@sun.com, Sun Microsystems > > 7. Donald Harbison, donald_harbison@us.ibm.com, IBM > > 8. Alan Clark, ACLARK@novell.com, Novell > > 9. Jerry Smith, Jerry.Smith@disa.mil, US Department of Defense > > > > 2e. Convener: Robert Weir/ IBM > > > > 2f. Member section affiliation: None > > > > 2g. (optional) Contributions: None > > > > 2h (optional) FAQ's: N/A > > > > 2i (optional) Working titles and acronyms for specifications: None. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that > generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >
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