Re: [office] ISO/IEC 26300

[Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net>]

Rob,

OK, I had forgotten about that.

Suspect we need to ask Ken Holman. He has been on a round the world trip 
but should be getting close to being back home.

I will post him a note on it.

Hope you are having a great day!

Patrick

robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote:

>
> I was thinking of this ballot we had in SC34: 
>  http://www.jtc1sc34.org/repository/0765.htm
>
> Doesn't this call for the finalized specification to be made 
> "freely-available"?  
>
> -Rob
>
> Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net> wrote on 12/01/2006 10:17:37 AM:
>
> > Rob,
> >
> > Hmmm, can't say I have ever heard of a "cost free" standard out of ISO.
> >
> > ISO has complained to Jim Mason about his posting final versions of SC
> > 34 standards to his website. He does so on the basis that any activity
> > that the US Gov. participates in means the result is a royalty free
> > publication.
> >
> > Since he is behind heavily guarded walls at a place that makes nuclear
> > weapons, ISO has not pressed the issue. ;-)
> >
> > I can ask Jim about posting the final version to one of his webservers.
> > Would that work for you?
> >
> > Hope you are looking forward to a great weekend!
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Good news, and thanks to Patrick, Michael and Jamie for all of your
> > > hard work during this process.
> > >
> > > Is there anything additional we can do to make this specification 
> cost
> > > free in ISO?  I've seen this done with other standards out of JTC1.
> > >  Do you know how this is triggered?  
> > >
> > > -Rob
> > >
> > > Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net> wrote on 12/01/2006 08:17:11 AM:
> > >
> > > > Michael,
> > > >
> > > > Well, a bit early but should put a smile on everyone's face for the
> > > > upcoming holiday season!
> > > >
> > > > Congratulations!
> > > >
> > > > Hope you are having a great day! (You have certainly made mine a
> > > great one!)
> > > >
> > > > Patrick
> > > >
> > > > Michael Brauer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > All:
> > > > >
> > > > > the status of ISO/IEC 26300 is now 60.60.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Michael
> > > > >
> > > > > James Bryce Clark wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>   As you may know, ISO has changed the visible status of
> > > OpenDocument
> > > > >> v1 as approved (ISO/IEC 26300) to correctly reflect its
> > > International
> > > > >> Status standard, "60.00" in its harmonized stage coding.  This
> > > can be
> > > > >> seen by searching for "26300" in the ISO search function, after
> > > > >> selecting "Search options > ISO number" and "Items to show > 
> Both",
> > > > >> at
> > > > >>
> > > 
> http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueListPage.CatalogueList?&scopelist=ALL.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>   Another way into this data is the following compound search
> > > results
> > > > >> URI:
> > > > >> http://www.iso.org/iso/en/catsupport/StandardsQueryFormHandler.
> > > > StandardsQueryFormHandler?
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> scope=ALL&keyword=&isoNumber=26300&sortOrder=ISO&title=true&search_type=ISO&search_term=26300
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>   A table of the stage codes appears here:
> > > > >> http://www.iso.org/iso/en/widepages/stagetable.html
> > > > >>
> > > > >>   When the IS is released for official publication in a few 
> weeks,
> > > > >> that status code will be upgraded to "60.60" to reflect the
> > > > >> availability of copies for sale at the ISO web store.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>    Likely our next topic, regarding ISO/IEC JTC1, will be what to
> > > > >> advise them regarding v1.1 (which you've completed and are 
> balloting
> > > > >> now, congratulations) and v1.x/2.0.  We've indicated that we 
> plan to
> > > > >> bring back appropriately stable revisions to JTC1.  So the 
> question
> > > > >> will be which next version is "appropriately stable."  Based on
> > > > >> preliminary chats with several of you, it's my understanding 
> is that
> > > > >> v1.1 is unlikely to be suggested for resubmission.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>     Kind regards JBC
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ~ James Bryce Clark
> > > > >> ~ Director of Standards Development, OASIS
> > > > >> ~ jamie.clark@oasis-open.org
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Patrick Durusau
> > > > Patrick@Durusau.net
> > > > Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
> > > > Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
> > > > Member, Text Encoding Initiative Board of Directors, 2003-2005
> > > >
> > > > Topic Maps: Human, not artificial, intelligence at work!
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Patrick Durusau
> > Patrick@Durusau.net
> > Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
> > Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
> > Member, Text Encoding Initiative Board of Directors, 2003-2005
> >
> > Topic Maps: Human, not artificial, intelligence at work!
> >
> >


-- 
Patrick Durusau
Patrick@Durusau.net
Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
Member, Text Encoding Initiative Board of Directors, 2003-2005

Topic Maps: Human, not artificial, intelligence at work!