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Subject: RE: [emergency] RE: EDXL-DE and misrepresentation in the market
Hi Rex, It was announced Friday afternoon ;-) Mary > -----Original Message----- > From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com] > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:22 PM > To: Elysa Jones; Lee Tincher; 'Tom Merkle'; 'Carl Reed OGC > Account'; emergency@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: RE: [emergency] RE: EDXL-DE and misrepresentation in > the market > > I would be willing to bet dimes to dollars that this > confusion is not originating with the TC or TC members. It is > either enthusiastic practitioners who have heard that it is > cllose enough to use, and don't reali ze the harm they do, to > themselves as well as us, or else third parties listening to > some of us discuss the spec and mistake a comment along that > lines that "we can start testing with it..." to mean that is > approved. If we know of names, we should take it upon > ourselve to educate those whose error is causing this situation. > > I, as well, have been holding off on implementing a couple of > projects until we have something we can legitimately work > with for testing, such as the announcement of the 15-day > public comment period. Is there any word on what the hold up > is with that? > > Regards, > Rex > > At 1:17 PM -0600 2/20/06, Elysa Jones wrote: > >I would also like to get some specifics, email me directly if > >necessary. I am also very careful to make sure we are > always talking > >about the DRAFT. Thanks, Elysa > > > >At 12:52 PM 2/20/2006, Lee Tincher wrote: > > > >>Can we get some specifics so we can know what we are > dealing with? I > >>know that Tim and I are always very careful to describe > where the DE > >>is in the process. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Lee > >> > >> > >>From: Tom Merkle [mailto:TMerkle@capwin.org] > >>Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:49 PM > >>To: Carl Reed OGC Account; emergency@lists.oasis-open.org > >>Subject: RE: [emergency] RE: EDXL-DE and misrepresentation in the > >>market > >> > >>I echo Carl's observations. This is occurring in two > different market > >>segments and is creating a major obstacle in trying to obtain > >>consensus on the national level. We need to put a stop to > this or we > >>will spend many hours untangling the confusion. > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Tom Merkle > >> > >>CapWIN: <http://www.capwin.org/>www.capwin.org > >>Phone: (301) 614-3720 > >>Cell Phone: (240) 375-1966 > >>Fax: (301) 614-0581 > >>e-mail: <mailto:tmerkle@capwin.org>tmerkle@capwin.org > >> > >>CapWIN > >>6305 Ivy Lane Suite 300 > >>Capital Office Park > >>Greenbelt, MD 20770 > >> > >> > >> > >>From: Carl Reed OGC Account [mailto:creed@opengeospatial.org] > >>Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:36 PM > >>To: emergency@lists.oasis-open.org > >>Subject: [emergency] RE: EDXL-DE and misrepresentation in > the market > >>All - > >> > >>I hate to bring issues such as this up to the TC. However, > it has come > >>to my attention that someone is representing EDXL-DE as an approved > >>OASIS standard in discussions and presentations. The > representation as > >>EDXL-DE as an OASIS standard may not be intentional, just a > result of > >>enthusiasm. Whatever the cause, this misrepresentation is causing > >>confusion in the market to the extent that they are > potential policy > >>implications. > >> > >>Such confusion and misrepresentation does a disservice to both the > >>draft EDXL-DE specification and the OASIS standards setting > process. > >>Having worked for a standards setting organization for > almost 5 years, > >>I am especially sensitive to these situations. > >> > >>I can only ask that we all be careful in how we represent > the ongoing > >>standards work in OASIS. > >>Otherwise, we risk diminishing the > >>effectiveness of our collaborative standards setting > process while at > >>the same time creating unnecessary conflict and confusion in the > >>marketplace. > >> > >>Carl Reed, PhD > >>CTO and Executive Director Specification Program OGC > >> > >>The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically > >> > >>--------------------- > >> > >>This communication, including attachments, is for the > exclusive use of > >>addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged > >>information. If you are not the intended recipient, any > use, copying, > >>disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly > prohibited. If > >>you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > >>immediately by return email and delete this communication > and destroy > >>all copies. > >> > >>"The important thing is not to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein > > > -- > Rex Brooks > President, CEO > Starbourne Communications Design > GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison > Berkeley, CA 94702 > Tel: 510-849-2309 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS > TC that generates this mail. You may a link to this group > and all your TCs in OASIS > at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgr > oups.php >
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