Re: [dita] Stages of the OASIS process are confusing to many

[Robin Cover <robin@oasis-open.org>]

FYI, there's a W3C document that displays six maturity levels in terms of a ring (looks like a battery charger display):

http://www.w3.org/2015/08/mobile-web-app-state/

That document also indicates "Stability" and recent activity on the draft(s)

-rcc

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Eliot Kimber <ekimber@contrext.com> wrote:

I like the thermometer idea.

And somebody, probably Kris, needs to post to DITA Users with the status
and a clear explanation of what it means.

Cheers,

Eliot
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On 9/5/15, 3:09 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <dita@lists.oasis-open.org on
behalf of kris@eberleinconsulting.com> wrote:

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>    As a result of Chet's announcement yesterday that the DITA 1.3
>    Committee Specification was approved and uploaded, I got pinged by
>    several DITA members who asked "Is DITA 1.3 now approved and
>    finished?"
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>    I think the stages of the OASIS process are fairly arcane, and maybe
>    we need to do a better job of communicating to the larger DITA
>    community just where DITA 1.3 is in the process. A couple things
>    come to mind:
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>* We could use a graphic similar to the thermometer that many
>        organizations use to track where they are in a fundraising
>        campaign. (Preferably something less cheesy than a thermometer.)
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>* We could create a post on dita.xml.org that tracks our
>        progress and uses the graphic.
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>* We could start a series of e-mails that use the new graphic.
>        For example, we could start communicating with the OASIS
>        organizational voting members for companies represented on the
>        TC, as well as non-DITA TC member companies that voted "Yes" on
>        DITA 1.2.
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>    Thoughts?
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>    --
>      Best,
>      Kris
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>      Kristen James Eberlein
>      Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
>      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
>      www.eberleinconsulting.com <http://www.eberleinconsulting.com>
>      +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)
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