Corrections to minutes for 16 February 2010

[Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com>]

I'd like to suggest the following corrections to the minutes for the last TC meeting.

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Acknowledgments in DITA 1.2 spec -- what should they contain?
o http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita/email/archives/201002/msg00033.html (Eberlein, 9 February 2010)
Kristen summarized. Concerns are how to avoid leaving out anyone who has done a lot of work. Consensus: Criterion is that list must include those who have actively contributed as Members during 1.2 development(proposals, authors, commenters, implementors of the DTDs and XSDs).Action for Gershon to prepare this list.

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Acknowledgments in DITA 1.2 spec -- what should they contain?
o http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita/email/archives/201002/msg00033.html (Eberlein, 9 February 2010)
Kris Eberlein summarized; there are open review #3 comments about this and she wants to resolve them. There's been thrashing around this issue during the past reviews. The topic for one review contained a list of all TC members; based on reviewers comments, she then revised it to only list authors and editors. During review #3, a reviewer suggested that people who authored key proposals or implemented DTDs or XML Schemas be acknowledged. Kris checked to see what OASIS mandates about acknowledgments, which is the following:

"A specification that is approved by the TC at any level must include a list of people who participated in the development of the specification. This list shall be initially compiled by the Chair, and any Member of the TC may add or remove their names from the list by request." 

Kris suggested that we interpret "people who participated in the development of the specification" as the following groups of TC members:

• Authors of feature proposals
• Individuals who write sections of the spec
• Individuals who review the spec
• Individuals who implemented the DTDs and XSDs

Discussion ensued. Action for Gershon to compile a list of such people.

Best,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
Secretary, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee
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