Re: [dsml] Fwd: RE: DSML V2 Submission process

[Rob Weltman <robw@worldspot.com>]

  It says at least three OASIS member organizations must be successfully
using the specification. So we'll need at least one implementation ;-)

Rob


Winston Bumpus wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> Here is the response from Karl Best and the details on the process. Please review it and make sure we have our ducks in a row for the November 22 deadline.
> 
> Thanks,
> Winston
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Subject: RE: DSML V2 Submission process
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:06:52 -0500
> From: "Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>
> To: "Winston Bumpus" <WBUMPUS@novell.com>
> CC: "Karl" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>
> 
> Winston:
> 
> I'm glad you're asking now. Yes, it would be a shame to loose three
> months. I'll be flexible with you as possible, and the reason I am
> allowed 30 days for processing this is so that I can work with you to
> cross the T's etc., but the cleaner the submission is on December 1st
> the better for both of us.
> 
> There are no standard forms, just as there are no standard forms for
> proposing a new TC. Simply sending me a document or email with all the
> required info is sufficient. The spec and its documentation should be
> pointers to docs on the TC web site; I will be sending this out to OASIS
> members, and I would prefer to send them all pointers rather than
> attachments.
> 
> The progression from Committee Specification to OASIS Standard is
> described in Section 2 of the TC Process. Some parts of the IPR policy
> also apply. Please read these docs to be sure, but I'll summarize as
> follows:
> 
> 1. The TC approves the spec as a Committee Specificiation. This requires
> a 2/3 vote (TC Process section 1m.)
> 
> 2. The TC decides to submit the Committee Specification to OASIS members
> for consideration as an OASIS Standard. (This is a separate decision
> from #1; this is not automatic.)
> 
> 3. The TC submits to me by 30 days before the start of a calender
> quarter (e.g. first of December) the items listed in section 2 of the TC
> Process: "(a) a formal specification that is a valid member of its type;
> (b) appropriate documentation for the specification; (c) a clear
> English-language summary of the specification; (d) certification by at
> least three OASIS member organizations that they are successfully using
> the specification; (e) an account of or pointer to votes and comments
> received in any earlier attempts to standardize substantially the same
> specification, together with the originating TC's response to each
> comment; (f) a pointer to the publicly visible comments archive for the
> originating TC; and (g) a statement from the chair of the TC certifying
> that all members of the TC have been provided with a copy of the OASIS
> IPR policy. "
> 
> (e) isn't required in this case, as DSML has never previously been
> submitted to OASIS. (f) just points to the mail list archive. (d) and
> (g) are simple statements or certifications.
> 
> 4. The IPR policy (3.2) says that any legal encumbrances (patents,
> copyrights, etc.) for donated work must be identified when the work is
> submitted to OASIS membership. Since DSML v1 was donated work then I
> assume that there may be IPR issues. The resence of IPR issues doesn't
> automatically kill anything; it's just that these issues must be
> identified when the spec is submitted. Also, IPR 4.0 requires that the
> OASIS copyright be attached to the spec docs.
> 
> Please call or write with any other questions; I'll do everything I can
> to work with you to make this all work.
> 
> </karl>
> =================================================================
> Karl F. Best
> OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
> 978.667.5115 x206
> karl.best@oasis-open.org  http://www.oasis-open.org
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Winston Bumpus [mailto:WBUMPUS@novell.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:05 PM
> > To: karl.best@oasis-open.org
> > Subject: DSML V2 Submission process
> >
> >
> > Karl,
> >
> > I would like some help to ensure that we are following the
> > right process and schedule for submission of the DSML V2
> > specification for OASIS Standard Process.
> >
> > We are in the last stages of edits and believe that we need
> > to get all of the deliverables to you by 11/30/01 so that we
> > may have a review during the first quarter of 2002.
> >
> > I also believe that we need the following to submit.
> >
> > 1. Recorded approval by majority of the voting members of the
> > TC the specification for release as a committee standard.
> > 2. The Specification
> > 3. Clear English summary of the specification
> > 4. Certification of at least three OASIS members that they
> > are successfully using the specification.
> > 5. Pointer to earlier votes will not be required as this is
> > the first request for a vote.
> > 6. Pointer to our public archive of all comments from the ongoing TC.
> > 7. Statement from me stating that the TC has been provided
> > with a copy of the OASIS IPR policy.
> >
> > Is this all that we need and is there any standard forms of
> > the above documents and statements that we need to follow.
> >
> > This is an important initiative and we don't want to make any
> > mistakes that will cost us another three months.
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> > Winston Bumpus
> > Director of Open Technologies and Standards
> > Novell, Inc.
> >
> >