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Subject: Re: [dsml] Fwd: RE: DSML V2 Submission process
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. > > > >
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