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Subject: Re: [chairs] your input on OASIS functionality enhancements
Sounds good to me. Ciao, Rex At 1:11 PM -0500 1/6/04, David RR Webber wrote: >Rex, > >I would add another wish - the ability to add XML instances and XSD >instances to >the registry along with PDF files - under a node in the tree for >"Use Cases and Examples" these files and accompanying examples >could then be searchable - which would be very useful. > >Yes - we can post these at Kavi - but they are not as easy to find or >reference then. > >Thanks, DW > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rex Brooks" <rexb@starbourne.com> >To: <karl.best@oasis-open.org>; "Chairs OASIS" <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org> >Cc: <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>; <jeff.lomas@oasis-open.org> >Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:03 PM >Subject: Re: [chairs] your input on OASIS functionality enhancements > > >> Hi Karl, >> >> I'm particularly glad to hear that work is getting underway on >> document repository issues. I think we need to have the resources to >> have our presentations, ppt and pdf and open office available for >> public viewing, not just downloading as files per se. We also need to >> have similar facilities for implementation guides, primers, etc. I'm >> working on two of those, WSRP and CAP from EM, and I just tried to >> uploaded a 60-slide ppt presentation and discovered that I can't >> upload batches. I ended up putting the html version of the ppt on >> another site but that doesn't do our OASIS public viewers much good. >> I also have a largish amount of archival material that was developed >> prior to the time when HumanMarkup joined OASIS which I would like to >> make available from the TC pages as part of the effort to consolidate >> all of this material in one place if possible. I know that similar >> conditions and considerations exist for CAP under EM and some other >> efforts. >> >> We've made some good progress, and I hope we are all appreciative of >> the effort that has gone into making the administrative tasks easier. >> So thanks very much and I also appreciate the complexity of the tasks >> ahead. >> >> So, to summarize, my wishlist consists of: >> >> 1- batch upload capabilities so we can upload entire directories for >> such projects as presentations; >> 2 - ability to display presentations and documents as html from >> documents repository; and >> 3 - allowing public document repository to show directories and allow >> full listings rather than search-only capability since presentations >> can result in very large numbers of documents, all of which need to >> be publicly accessible. >> >> Last thing, #3 above probably needs to be thought out better, and I >> have gotten some explanatory guidance from Brent that relates to it >> and which I will try to get to soon, but now that we are back from >> the holidays, the schedule gets nuts again. So I don't know when I >> will have the time to check the url advice to see if I can make >> things work. >> >> Thanks, >> Rex >> >> At 11:31 AM -0500 1/6/04, Karl F. Best wrote: >> >TC chairs and secretaries: >> > >> >As I've done in the past, I would like to ask for your input on the >> >infrastructure and functionality provided by OASIS to the TCs. >> > >> >Last spring we rolled out the new collaborative tools from Kavi, >> >including membership roster management, balloting, email lists, >> >document repository, action items, etc. While the rollout didn't go >> >as smoothly as we had hoped I think that we've got most of the bugs >> >worked out. We've recently updated the attendance notification >> >scripts (and as a reminder, these rely on your keeping your rosters >> >and meeting attendance current), and our IT staff has over the >> >holidays upgraded the Kavi software so you should see some >> >significant performance improvements. >> > >> >We have also recently launched the OASIS Standards Registry for the >> >purpose of sharing information about the status of our technical > > >work. We're asking our member organizations to submit information >> >about their implementations of OASIS TC specifications. We'll also >> >be working on synchronizing some aspects of the registry data with >> >the information stored in the Kavi database so that we don't have to >> >enter identical information in two places. >> > >> >I've had on my list for some time now the development of a document >> >management system, including functionality for persistent URLs, >> >version control, checkin/out, etc. I gathered some input from you >> >last spring and summer, and we're going to resume putting together >> >the design for this system so that we can then start development. >> >It's evident that this functionality is needed by our TCs, and we >> >want to be able to deliver this soon. >> > >> >I would like to hear from you what other functionality is crucially >> >needed by the TCs for their operation. While our development >> >resources are limited and so we must concentrate on those things >> >most important to the largest number of our members, we want to hear >> >from you what sorts of things we ought to be working on. (We would >> >also be interested in hearing about any development resources that >> >any of our member companies could contribute to our infrastructure >> >efforts.) >> > >> >Please reply to this list or to me directly over the next couple of >> >weeks so that we on the OASIS staff can make our development plans >> >for the rest of the year. >> > >> >-Karl >> > >> > >> >================================================================= >> >Karl F. Best >> >Vice President, OASIS >> >office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648 >> >karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org >> >> >> -- >> Rex Brooks >> GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth >> W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com >> Email: rexb@starbourne.com >> Tel: 510-849-2309 >> Fax: By Request >> -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@starbourne.com Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
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