Regrep 14 Jan conf call minutes

[Terry Allen <tallen@sonic.net>]

OASIS Regrep TC Conference Call
Friday 14 January 2000
Minutes

attending:

Terry Allen, Commerce One
Lisa Carnahan, NIST
Angela Chen, MIT
Robin Cover, ISOGEN
Len Gallagher, NIST
Mike Kass, NIST
Norbert Mikula, Datachannel
Duane Nickull,  Goxml.com
Ernest Nishiseki, Dun & Bradstreet 
Bruce Peet, XML/EDI Group
Ron Schuldt, UDEF

agenda:

 - discuss agenda, new items
 - review revised THTTP
 - conformance language
 - XMI 1.1 and concrete DTDs
 - new items
 - adjourn

Terry related the news that xml.org is finally deciding
who shall build the initial registry and repository, and
that the TC must go through a process of rechartering
(see separate email).

XMI 1.1 and the implications of producing concrete DTDs
from UML models were discussed; over the next several
weeks Terry will be sorting this out in meetings in Santa
Fe (OFMR) and Orlando (EBXML).  

Lisa Carnahan commented on the conformance language document
she mailed to the list; it is a standard paper, not Regrep-specific,
and NIST has found that conformance tests are really valuable during 
development.  An open issue Lisa pointed out is whether OASIS wants to
use conformance to protect a brand; the answer affects what kind
of conformance language we will eventually want.

It was realized that the ebxml-regrep committee's work should be
discussed at every call.

The committee adjourned until the next call, on 28 January 2000
(details to follow separately).