Updates to specs, revision bars

[Simon Holdsworth <simon_holdsworth@uk.ibm.com>]

Folks,

There were some concerns regarding spec
revisions and naming that was used for the bindings specs when working
on the RFC2119 resolution.  I understand that versions of the specs
that contain proposed resolutions should not be named -cd01-revN.doc, but
rather that a separately named document should be used to work on the resolution,
which is then added to a revision of the spec document once resolved.

The problem that we now have is that
we have gone through multiple revisions as we sorted out the various specs,
with changes accepted in between, so that the latest revisions of the JCA
and WS specs, at least, don't have all changes since the last CD marked
with revision bars.

I'd like to get some feedback from the
TC on how we proceed from here.

Is the expectation that between CD versions,
the changes in the -revN documents mount up, and only get accepted when
we move to the next CD, or is it OK to accept changes from revN to revN+1
? ("accept changes" in the Microsoft word sense, rather than
any TC sense).

If it is the latter, then we are OK
to carry on from where we are.
If the former, then we have to do one
of the following:

A) fix up the latest spec documents
so that they show all changes since cd01.
B) accept the latest spec documents
as CD02, and use that as the base for applying further revisions.
C) understand that when we do get to
CD02, some of the changes made for RFC2119 statements will not be marked
with revision bars.

Regards, Simon

Simon Holdsworth
STSM, SCA Bindings Architect; Master Inventor; OASIS SCA Bindings TC Chair
MP 211, IBM UK Labs, Hursley Park, Winchester SO21 2JN, UK
Tel +44-1962-815059 (Internal 245059) Fax +44-1962-816898
Internet - Simon_Holdsworth@uk.ibm.com

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