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Subject: Re: [chairs] need your comments on DocMgmt system requirements
Sorry, I understand the sigh. I would support this. Ciao, Rex At 4:50 PM -0500 2/18/04, Christopher B Ferris wrote: >Sigh, > >I only meant that both eclipse and netbeans offer useful front-ends. Of >course, they are both >Open Source projects and as such non-proprietary, but all that aside... >the point is that there >are a gazillion CVS clients available. You don't like one, you have a sea >of others from which >to choose. You can use any platform you like as well. > >As the old French adage goes "chacun en son gout!". > >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 > >Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com> wrote on 02/18/2004 05:30:16 PM: > >> I'm in the process of reading and reviewing this thread, having read >> the document Karl sent out yesterday, and I plan to summarize my own >> thoughts at the current end, when I get there, but in the meantime, >> when I come across a note like this one, I want to say that while >> NetBeans works for me, I don't think it would fly for OASIS to be >> tied to any proprietary solution. >> >> Ciao, >> Rex >> >> At 9:54 AM -0500 2/18/04, Christopher B Ferris wrote: >> >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 >> > > > >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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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