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Subject: RE: [emergency] RE: EDXL-DE and misrepresentation in the market
Thanks, Mary, That takes care of that. Somehow I managed to miss it. Sorry, Rex At 5:27 PM -0500 2/20/06, Mary McRae wrote: >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 >> -- Rex Brooks President, CEO Starbourne Communications Design GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison Berkeley, CA 94702 Tel: 510-849-2309
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