Re: [office] TC Charter Clarification

[Michael Brauer <michael.brauer@sun.com>]

Hi Simon, all,

Simon Davis wrote:
> Hello all:
> 
> 1) Suggestion for the Anticipated Audience section:
> Instead of 'document managers or archivers using office document formats'
> suggest 'document managers, records managers, and archivists using office
> document formats for long-term digital preservation'

This change sounds reasonable to me. I think we should that in the charter.

> 
> 2) Comment on the Scope section:
> The second sentence of the scope reads: 'Sun Microsystems intends to
> contribute the OpenOffice.org XML Format to this TC at the first meeting of
> the TC, under reciprocal Royalty Free terms'. Should this be changed to past
> tense, ie, 'Sun Microsystems has contributed the OpenOffice.org XML Format
> to this TC, under reciprocal Royalty Free terms'?

I don't think so. From my understanding, a charter clarification means 
that the parts of the charter are changed that actually need a 
clarification, but that the rest of the charter remains unchanged. I've 
for instance asked Karl Best whether we should change the term 
"Committee Specification" to "Committee Draft". His answer was that we 
may do so, but that it is not required, because it is clear what is 
meant by "Committee Specification".


Michael