Re: Quick Update on EDXL DE

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

Sorry, Elysa,

I'm out of town all day on the 14th. Longsdtanding and wayyyyy 
overdue client meeting. Noway I can miss it. However, Art can report 
on the SC recommendations.

Regrets,
Rex

At 10:28 AM -0600 12/9/05, Elysa Jones wrote:
>Rex and others,
>
>Thanks so much for the diligence that you all applied to getting the 
>EDXL -DE to this point.  I was on travel most of this week and got 
>behind.  It seems the outstanding issue has to do with the 
>difference of opinion between David and Renato on what appears to be 
>a substantive change to the EDXL-DE that would require another 
>comment period.  I would like to remind every one that this comment 
>period could be only 15 days rather than the 60- days.  This is 
>something that I would like for us to vote on at the next meeting. 
>Let's make sure that only technical soundness drives this, so we can 
>be as thorough as possible when this goes out.  We made the decision 
>last month that we were not going to try to rush this through but 
>let us certainly focus on it now and decide wether to make this 
>change or not and go forward.
>
>As for the next meeting, I for one will not be able to make the 
>meeting time next Tues, Dec 13.  I would like to move this meeting 
>to Dec 14 at the same time.  Please reply back if this is a problem 
>for you.  Also, if someone would like to volunteer a toll free 
>telecon line, I would appreciate it.  If I haven't heard from anyone 
>by a couple of hours before the meeting, I'll get another line and 
>post the number on the site.
>
>Thanks again for all the work you do to promote emergency management 
>standards,
>Elysa Jones, Chair
>OASIS EM-TC
>Engineering Program Manager
>Warning Systems, Inc.
>256-880-8702 x102
>256-694-8702 cell
>
>
>At 09:16 AM 12/7/2005, Rex Brooks wrote:
>>Hi Elysa,
>>
>>We got through most of the outstanding issues and should have the 
>>spec harmonized up to this with the schema in lockstep as much as 
>>is possible. Patti Got the spec out last night, bless her. However, 
>>it still will need to be gone over with a fine tooth comb.That 
>>couldn't have been easy after a two and a half hour meeting.
>>
>>We have one outstanding issue which the whole TC will have to 
>>discuss but we have gone through the last issues list and the spec 
>>and Dave's comments from yesterday. It involves namespacing 
>>xmlContent and I am not even going to try to describe it 
>>completely. Hopefully someone will offer a summary. I have a 
>>meeting to get to, but I wanted to send you an update.
>>
>>However, It is highly unlikely that we would be able to make our 
>>deadline for this month, even if we could get a quorum today, which 
>>would be difficult since I, myself have a full day laid out ahead 
>>of me. We also decided to stay put with the area issue, pending 
>>someone or the GIS SC coming forward with an actual proposal. Its a 
>>can of worms, and perhaps after I get a few more things done to 
>>catch up from my bout of pneumonia, I can devote some time to it, 
>>but I'm not promising anything before we finish up v1.0. At best it 
>>could be a 1.1 proposal from me, since anything in this arena that 
>>has half a chance will also have to have a boatload of supporters 
>>to do more than muddy up the already roiling waters around this 
>>issue.
>>
>>Ciao,
>>Rex
>>--
>>Rex Brooks
>>President, CEO
>>Starbourne Communications Design
>>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
>>Berkeley, CA 94702
>>Tel: 510-849-2309


-- 
Rex Brooks
President, CEO
Starbourne Communications Design
GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tel: 510-849-2309