Re: [office] DIN technical report / follow up from todays call

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

Hi Florian,

What is the status of this report?  Is
the research complete?  Has the report already been drafted?  A
liaison typically make working together easier between two organizations
and encourages information exchange.  So what work remains for this
technical report?  If DIN merely wants us to review and comment, then
a liaison is not necessary.  You could submit the draft or questions
on the draft to the ODF public comment list.  But if there is more
sustained collaboration proposed, then a liaison may be appropriate.  

It is like making a subcommittee.  If
something requires a group of people to meet off-line for a short period
of time (say less than 3-4 months) then we typically don't bother creating
a formal subcommittee.  Too much overhead.  Similarly, if the
technical report is almost done, then a liaison might be overkill.  But
if some long-term collaboration is proposed, then a liaison is more appropriate.
 

Does this make sense?   Anyone
disagree with this? 

If we think a formal liaison is appropriate
then you'll want to review the OASIS policy on TC Liaisons here:  http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/liaison_policy.php#tcliaison

We can vote to have someone be a liaison
from the ODF TC to the DIN WG,    The DIN WG can also appoint
one of their members to be a liaison to the ODF TC, and join OASIS for
that purpose.

What is easiest is if we have a person
who is already a member of both committees.  Then that same person
could be made the liaison in both directions.  I think the logical
person would be you, right?

-Rob

"Florian Reuter" <freuter@novell.com>

01/28/2008 11:39 AM

To	<Jan.Ziesing@fokus.fraunhofer.de>, <robert_weir@us.ibm.com>
cc	<dwheeler@dwheeler.com>, <office@lists.oasis-open.org>
Subject	[office] DIN technical report / follow up from todays call

Hi,

as a follow up from our call today wrt. the DIN TR mapping between ODF
and OOXML I had a short chat with Jan. He is the chair of the DIN working
group.

As discussed in the TC call today Jan would be interrested in a liaison
with the ODF TC.

~Florian


(P.S. Sorry for the short message ---- but since I broke my arm I can only
to short one-handed notes...)



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