Thanks for your comments, Stefan;Â a few further thoughts are inserted below.
James Bryce ClarkGeneral Counsel & CPO OASIS Open |
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 12:02 PM Stefan Hagen <stefan@hagen.link> wrote:
Hi, upfront: The standards submitted by OASIS to ISO seem to end up as ISO/IEC standardswhich is kind of buy one get one for free (as marketing aspect).
True of some (PAS submissions), but not all (for example, we do work directly with a few receptive topical ISO TCs). Â
While OASIS administration is preparing the list of submitted standards, Ican bring in some information that I found on my TC archives or per search engine:0) Â I will get in contact with Mike Pizzo and Ralf Handl the two acting Co-Chairs of the OData TC to ensure that we really did not have to send some person into ISO/IEC meetings as regular liaison.
We did not. PAS submissions are very binary, and based on an up-or-down vote after a written submission. As a result they usually require little direct contact with JTC_1 stakeholders (although there are times when anticipating objections may change that practice).
1)The OASIS standards of the TCs I was or am an active member of and that are on the free of cost list (catalog ref https://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/index.html) are:- AMQP (ISO/IEC 19464:2014)- MQTT (ISO/IEC 20922:2016)- OData (ISO/IEC 20802-1:2016 andÂISO/IEC 20802-2:2016)
We also submitted others through the PAS channel, including ISO/IEC 19845 and ISO/IEC 26300, noted in my list in this thread.
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I do not remember any submission that lead to an ISO/IEC Standard where one has to pay for the PDF version.ÂÂ (ebXML - I think "regrep" was my very first TC as member - I am sure I was not active during the submission phase Âthere)
ebXML:Â OMG we were so young.
JTC 1 allows submitters to make free publication a condition of PAS submission, in most cases.Â
But bear in mind that, for any OASIS standard, if we submit it to any SDO for their reapproval or endorsement, it continues to be the same work, available for free, from our website, regardless.
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2)Other free of cost ISO standards related:[list omitted]
I think many of those also are ISO/IEC PAS works. JTC_1's PAS process, in which BigTech companies have significant influence, is somewhat less detailed in its examination of process fairness and openness than some other of the de jure SDOs. Thus, it can be a more permissive process, but also arguably one with less filters.
3)I can personally speak for the OData ISO/IEC submission experience which was a good one. During these Years (from the beginning of the TC to the submission and later) I acted as ODATA TC secretary and my family name then was Drees (in case you wonder why there is no Stefan Hagen on the ballots referred to below ;-)Â Here are the links to the two ballots (one for every part) again as publicly accessible URLs):-Âhttps://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/54216/ballot_2677.htmlÂ(Part 2: OData JSON Format)The electronic formats (PDF) for both parts are free
Agreed, OData went very smoothly. TC chairs Ram Jeyaraman and Ralf Handl were very helpful.  It also can help when, as with OData, the specification can demonstrate that it enjoys some use in production from known developers. OASIS rules usually confirm that is the case, before making external submissions; Not all SDO PAS submitters follow that path.
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per catalog of all freely available electronic format standards at ISO:per direct links (present in the catalog page):-Âhttps://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/c069208_ISO_IEC_20802-1_2016.zipÂ(Part 1: Core)-Âhttps://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/c069209_ISO_IEC_20802-2_2016.zipÂ(Part 2: OData JSON Format)and the printed hardcopy of course costswhich to me is not a paywall but a price for the extra effort that goes into producing an exemplar per order and in my company we always retrieve the electronic documentsas they are much more helpful for implementing.-Âhttps://www.iso.org/standard/69208.htmlÂ(Part 1: Core)-Âhttps://www.iso.org/standard/69209.htmlÂ(Part 2: OData JSON Format)OASIS Press Release on the publication per ISO/IEC:Mike Pizzo on our Market outreach site data.org on that topic:Looking back to the submission text I find our draft per (publicly accessible URL):which as a text was kind of short and sweat:
Much of the text below is rote recitations that comply with ISO/IEC requirements, our (few) conditions of submission, and any license compatibility issues. Our submission text has changed a bit, but not much, in the 10 years since then. We use somewhat similar language for other bodies, such as ITU.
One aspect that can be seen in the text below is that most receiving bodies want to know who maintains the standard after its re-approval. Will OASIS keep the pen and keep revising it? That's a datum in which OASIS has some interests as well; each TC may wish to consider its planned future arc of work, when planning for an external submission.Â
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# - - - 8< - - -Submission request to advance OData v4.0 and OData JSON Format v4.0 to an International Standard Date: May 16, 2013 Any submission request delivered to the OASIS President under this policy must be in writing, and must include the following: The name(s) of the submission requester(s), that is, the TC, the Member Section, or the OASIS Organizational Members that support the submission request as described in section 1(d). OASIS OData (Open Data Protocol) Technical Committee The name of the intended receiving standards organization. The request may also suggest the committee or group in that organization which should process that submission. ISO/IEC JTC 1 Secretariat (no particular JTC 1 Subcommittee is identified at this time) The intended status or outcome that the request seeks from the receiving organization's process; and a short description of the receiving organization's approval process, including estimated time required, stages of approval and who votes at each stage. Intended status: Advance OData v4.0 and OData JSON Format v4.0 OASIS Standards incorporating OASIS Approved Errata to an ISO/IEC International Standard Process: ISO/IEC JTC 1 PAS Transposition Process involving a Draft International Standard (DIS) ballot followed by a Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) (if there are comments during ballots), and potentially a Final DIS (FDIS) Ballot. Stages of approval: http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards_development/resources-for-technical-work/stages_table.htm%23s40 An explanation of how the submission will benefit OASIS. Advancing OData v4.0 and OData JSON Format v4.0 to an international standard draws international attention to the work done by OASIS and to the organization itself, and governments/regulators may be more inclined to use the standard because of its ISO/IEC status. This will help nurture and expand the ongoing liaisons with ISO/IEC JTC 1. Further, this submission will help maintain OASIS in good standing as a recognized ISO/IEC JTC 1 PAS submitter organization. The expected licensing, copyright and other intellectual property terms that will be used by the receiving organization in regard to the submission. ISO/IEC JTC 1 will expect that OASIS will abide by the ISO/IEC/ITU-T Common Patent Policy (indicated by at least notifying ISO/IEC of any patent declarations in the required Explanatory Report), and will provide ISO/IEC with sufficient copyright license to modify and publish the resulting ISO/IEC Standard. As these items have already been agreed with ISO/IEC JTC 1 when OASIS was approved as a PAS Submitter, no new issues are expected. A statement of the intended future plans for versioning and maintenance of the OASIS Standard and/or Approved Errata for that standard, and the expected roles of OASIS and the receiving organization. This must include clear statements of the rules of the receiving organization applicable to maintenance of an approved submitted standard, and to future versions of that standard; any requirements regarding the submission of future versions; and a description of how OASIS and the submission requesters expect to comply with those rules. The OASIS OData Technical Committee will continue to maintain the OData v4.0 and OData JSON Format v4.0 OASIS Standards and produce future revisions of them. For this specific submission (OData v4.0 and OData JSON Format v4.0 OASIS Standards incorporating OASIS Approved Errata) to ISO/IEC JTC 1, OASIS will request to be named the ÃâÅJTC 1 designated maintenance groupÃâ and will follow the required maintenance procedures (including Systematic Review). In the course of time, if there are substantive changes to OData v4.0 and OData JSON Format v4.0 (either via the Approved Errata process or through a new version), OASIS may submit the modified document (or future version) to ISO/IEC JTC 1 at some point in the future.# - - - 8< - - -Hope this helps,Stefan* * *Stefan Hagen, Emmetten, Nidwalden, Switzerland.talk: maybewrite: stefan@hagen.link