Re: [chairs] need input on doc mgmt at OASIS

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

I would be willing to put in a little time on this, if we can arrange 
a regular telecon for it. In fact, if we could have periodic chairs 
telecons, it might be very helpful as an on-going regular or 
occasional forum.

On the whole the transition is working out well, as far as I'm 
cncerned, though I'm sure we all have our quibbles. Of this list, I 
am most concerned with the URN management.

Ciao,
Rex

At 2:07 PM -0400 4/24/03, Karl Best wrote:
>Chairs:
>
>Now that we've got the new collaborative tools (Kavi) up and running 
>-- though with a few minor fixes still required, we're thinking 
>about the next bit of major functionality that we need to provide to 
>our TCs. We're aware that the Kavi tools don't provide the complete 
>functionality that we need for management of documents produced by 
>the TCs, so would like to address this problem next.
>
>For a long time we've been using ftp so the TCs could manage their 
>own docs, which has pros and cons. The Kavi tools provide some level 
>of functionality, but not everything that we need. We've also got a 
>registered URN name space but no way to manage or administer this.
>
>We need an integrated solution that will allow us to do the following:
>
>* allow the TCs to manage all of their docs in a consistent manner
>* require permissions for different types of people (members, 
>chairs, public, etc.) to perform different functions
>* use the just-completed doc naming scheme (from the chairs mail list)
>* use the OASIS URN namespace, and provide some mechanism for 
>administering this
>* ensure persistent URLs, both for existing docs and into the future
>* include a CVS collaborative development environment
>* take advantage of at least some of the Kavi doc repository 
>functionality (notification of TC members, etc.)
>* provide for long-term archiving of completed and approved OASIS Standards
>* provide adequate security for the server and files located there
>
>In addition, whatever we come up with needs to be built using 
>limited (or donated) resources, and needs to run on existing OASIS 
>server resources.
>
>This is certainly not a complete list of requirements, but just some 
>of the things I can think of off the top of my head. Some issues are 
>related to functionality, others to usability; we need to address 
>both.
>
>All of this is more than we here on OASIS staff are going to be able 
>to solve, and as you, the TC chairs, are the users of most of this 
>we need your input and expertise.
>
>I would like to assemble a small, ad hoc committee of OASIS members 
>that could help us come up with first a list of requirements that we 
>would then circulate for comment, then a proposed solution that we 
>would also circulate for comment before starting to build a solution.
>
>If you are interested in helping with this project please let me 
>know. If there are people in your TC that you think might be 
>interested or have expertise in this area please forward this to 
>them and ask them to respond to me. I'd like to get this going soon, 
>as there is a fairly urgent need to have this problem solved.
>
>thanks
>-Karl
>
>
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