Re: [chairs] No more Committee Specifications?

["David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>]

Karl,

I thought of one more - definately for your benefit - the instructions
should clearly state that all relevant materials should be in Kavi and
that URL links to those materials must be provided in the submission to
OASIS before the application can be considered.

Cheers, DW.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>
To: "David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>
Cc: "Norman Walsh" <ndw@nwalsh.com>; <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [chairs] No more Committee Specifications?


> OK, thanks for the suggestions, David. I'll bring these up with the Board.
> -Karl
>
>
> David RR Webber wrote:
> > Karl,
> >
> > Ok - that clarifies the document stuff - but
> > maybe we should have an alternate name for
> > those who are intending to move theirs forward,
> > afterall - I suspect this is the majority.
> >
> > I see how Committee Draft works as the staging
> > point.  Then maybe after the 30 days review and
> > update - this should be a Committee Reviewed Draft?
> > Some fine tuning would help.
> >
> > On the voting front - having the ability to vote
> > either to approve the specification, or to approve it
> > and submit to OASIS membership - as single steps -
> > pick the one you want to do - would certainly
> > help with vote logistics.
> >
> > On the verification statements - a suggestion would
> > be -  3 member companies / and / or - open source
> > implementation with certification from a fielded
> > project and results.
> >
> > With the later - some discretion I think should apply,
> > so OASIS could ask for additional validations / or
> > details (white papers are good) and delay the
> > process accordingly - if it felt there was
> > not ample enough on the first pass to provide an
> > equivalent level of adoption.   I feel this needs to
> > have the right balance - so that abuse can be
> > prevented - while not stifling emerging technology
> > and making it still-born.
> >
> > I definately appreciate your endeavours to improve
> > this all for us.
> >
> > Thanks, DW.
> >
> >
>
>
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