Re: Fwd: CGM Profiles -- Input needed

[Lynne Rosenthal <lynne.rosenthal@nist.gov>]

I agree with Bruce. 

At 08:14 AM 6/11/01 -0700, Bruce L. Garner wrote:
> Lofton,
>
> These should be retained as technical reports. Standards should be
> maintained only when used in the real world. 
>
> Bruce
>
> Lofton Henderson wrote:
> > 
> > CGM Open Members --
> > 
> > I have assumed the role of liaison to ISO SC24, the ISO home
> committee of
> > the CGM standard.  This job was formerly held by John
> Gebhardt.
> > 
> > I'd like to get opinions about the attached -- what do we feel about
> these
> > ISO profiles?  For background, they were developed following a
> workshop in
> > the UK, which identified a small number of potentially useful
> standard
> > profiles of CGM.  One aligned roughly with the ATA/CALS
> tradition, another
> > aligned roughly with PIP.  In some sense, they were intended to
> be a family
> > of alternate model profiles, which had functional richness targeted
> at
> > certain typical application sectors (the real Model Profile is
> "maximally
> > rich for any reasonable profile").
> > 
> > They are, to my knowledge, not actually called out as a requirement
> by any
> > application community.
> > 
> > One possibility, which is not mentioned and which I have not
> investigated
> > yet, would be to change their status to Technical Reports. 
> Then they would
> > not be standards per se (as they are now -- ISP, International
> Standardized
> > Profile), but would continue to exist in ISO for reference
> purposes.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Lofton.
> > 
> > >Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 20:53:05 -0400
> > >From: jean stride <100434.3031@compuserve.com>
> > >Subject: CGM Profiles
> > >Sender: jean stride <100434.3031@compuserve.com>
> > >To: Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>
> > >X-RCPT-TO: <lofton@rockynet.com>
> > >
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >Do you remember being involved with the work led by
> > >Anne Mumford in the developing of CGM Profiles
> > >(ISO/IEC ISP 12071 Parts 1 - 4) developed in JTC 1-SGFS
> > >
> > >They are up for 5yr review and we need to make some
> recommendations
> > >on whether to confirm, withdraw or revise - can you help 
> ??
> > >Jean
> > 
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