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Subject: New OASIS discussion List: Unstructured Operation Markup Language (UOML)
OASIS members have requested that we open a new discussion list, regarding a possible new OASIS Unstructured Operation Markup Language (UOML) TC. The proposal conforms to our rules and is set forth below. Standards always are improved by broad participation. OASIS encourages open discussions about possible new TCs, by offering a dedicated e-mail list for 90 days, upon member request. The address of this list will be: uoml-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org Anyone, including OASIS members and non-members, may subscribe to this list in order to discuss the merits and possibility of the proposed project. The list is now open, and can be joined by sending a message to: uoml-discuss-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org. [1] The discussion list is governed by Section 2.1 of the OASIS TC Process [2], and may last up to 90 days. Typically, participants in the list will determine whether there is sufficient interest to form an OASIS TC, and then collaborate on a draft TC charter for submission. Only subscribers to the list will have the ability to post to it. If you do not wish to subscribe, but would like to monitor the discussion, archives of the list will be visible at [3]. Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other appropriate lists. OASIS is an open standards organization, and welcomes your feedback. We look forward to assisting parties interested in joining the community of implementers, technologists, academics and end-users contributing to open standardization for e-business and information exchange. ~ James Bryce Clark ~ Director, Standards Development, OASIS ~ jamie.clark@oasis-open.org [1] Additional assistance is available, if needed, from the contacts listed at http://www.oasis-open.org/who/contactus.php [2] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#2.1 [3] http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ ==== DISCUSSION LIST PROPOSAL The OASIS members listed below plan to form the "OASIS Unstructured Operation Markup Language (UOML) TC", and wish to begin by using a publicly subscribable discussion list to [discuss their plans, and] welcome more members to join this TC. The required information is provided below: 1. The name of the discussion list, which shall not be the same as the name of the list in which the TC itself shall operate if formed. uoml-discuss 2. A preliminary statement of scope for the TC whose formation the list is intended to discuss. The Unstructured Operation Markup Language specificationdefines an XML schema for universal document operations. A version of the schema already has been developed, and is described at
http://www.uoml.org/uoml_english.htm The proposers plan to contribute it to the TC when it is formed, for further review, discussion and refinement. The schema is suitable for operating written documents, including create, view, modify, query information that can be printed in paper, e.g. books, magazine, newspaper, office documents, maps, drawings, blueprints, but is not restricted to these kinds of documents. There are several commercial and free applications available based on UOML, with more currently under development. A standard for document operation will be of great utility to many users and software companies developing applications, and should be made available as soon as possible. The planned work of this TC may be divided in two phases: a. In the first phase, this TC will review the contributed proven and established constructs and any other submissions made to the TC so that the resulting standard can satisfy the immediate needs of many users, as well as serve as a base for future, less restricted development. It is our goal to ensure that the resulting specification and documentation are consistent and of high quality. b. In the second phase, this TC will maintain the specification delivered in phase 1 and will extend it to encompass additional areas of applications or users, which may also include adapting the specification to recent developments. 2. The names, electronic mail addresses, and membership affiliations of the three or more Eligible Persons proposing to create the discussion list: Alex Wang, dlwang@sursen.com, Sursen Co. Andy Lee, javola@vip.sina.com, Changfeng Alliance Gang Zhao, zhaoganga@digitalchina.com, Digital China Co. 3. The name of the discussion list leader: Alex Wang ====
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