Re: [chairs] need your comments on DocMgmt system requirements

[Christopher B Ferris <chrisfer@us.ibm.com>]

David,

Have you seen WebCVS? CVS is NOT only accessible via the command-line. Not 
only that
but there are a vast array of GUI clients available for CVS as well, 
including Eclipse and likely
NetBeans.

Cheers,

Christopher Ferris
STSM, Emerging e-business Industry Architecture
email: chrisfer@us.ibm.com
blog: http://webpages.charter.net/chrisfer/blog.html
phone: +1 508 377 9295

"David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info> wrote on 02/17/2004 11:13:50 PM:

> Karl,
> 
> Some of these seem like good ideas - but overall I sense this will
> be cumbersome to use and hard to implement.  CVS style
> generally is more programmer friendly than user friendly.
> 
> I'm really after something that's simpler and more predictable
> than currently.  I really do not want the system inventing
> OASIS filenames for me - generally I have good reasons
> for using certain file names - and then also - when it is
> a spec' - I want to create that name myself before hand
> and keep it - since I do not want to have to edit references
> to whatever the system called it - assuming I can find that
> out.
> 
> The biggest thing by far is the persistent URLs - but I
> liked Matt MacKenzies suggestion on this a few weeks
> back.  If persistent URLs means something like:
> 
> 
> http://persistentURL.oasis-open.
> 
org/committees/bcm/documents/kaviCVS/WE4X78/archive/ERYT67A/temporary/store/oasis.bcm.
> word/draft/february/2004/WT5677/more/draft.120304.bcm.doc
> 
> That's not what I have in mind!  Shorter is MUCH better.
> 
> The idea of being able to see Access counts is excellent,
> that would be helpful.
> 
> If the system could automatically track when one document
> is replacing another and keep a history tree - that would be
> a plus.  But this should be simply driven with a drop-down
> list of recently uploaded documents.  We definately
> do not want to be writing CVS style command line
> storage instructions!
> 
> Thanks, DW.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>
> To: "Chairs OASIS" <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>; "Jeff Lomas"
> <Jeff.Lomas@oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:48 PM
> Subject: [chairs] need your comments on DocMgmt system requirements
> 
> 
> > TC Chairs, Secretaries:
> >
> > Early last month I sent out a request for your input on priorities for
> > new functionality that OASIS needs to provide to the TCs. It's obvious
> > that our first priority needs to be a document management system. 
OASIS
> > management and technical staff have agreed to this.
> >
> > I've put together a draft functional requirements document for this 
doc
> > mgmt system and would like to get your feedback. It is very important
> > that we have the requirements correct and complete before we start
> > development of the project -- many of you are developers so I'm sure
> > that you understand the importance of this.
> >
> > Please send your comments in the next week or so if at all possible.
> > Jeff Lomas, our Technology Services manager, and I will be finalizing
> > these requirements and starting system design and development by the 
end
> > of this month.
> >
> >
> > -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
> >
>