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Subject: OASIS Call for Participation: OAXAL
To: OASIS members & interested parties A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The OASIS Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization Reference Model (OAXAL) Technical Committee has been proposed by the members of OASIS listed below. The proposal, below, meets the requirements of the OASIS TC Process [a]. The TC name, statement of purpose, scope, list of deliverables, audience, and language specified in the proposal will constitute the TC's official charter. Submissions of technology for consideration by the TC, and the beginning of technical discussions, may occur no sooner than the TC's first meeting. This TC will operate under our 2005 IPR Policy [b]. The eligibility requirements for becoming a participant in the TC at the first meeting (see details below) are that: (a) you must be an employee of an OASIS member organization or an individual member of OASIS; (b) the OASIS member must sign the OASIS membership agreement [c]; (c) you must notify the TC chair of your intent to participate at least 7 days prior to the first meeting, which members may do by using the "Join this TC" button on the TC's public page at [d]; and (d) you must attend the first meeting of the TC, at the time and date fixed below. Of course, participants also may join the TC at a later time. OASIS and the TC welcomes all interested parties. Non-OASIS members who wish to participate may contact us about joining OASIS [c]. In addition, the public may access the information resources maintained for each TC: a mail list archive, document repository and public comments facility, which will be linked from the TC's public home page at [d]. Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other appropriate lists. OASIS is an open standards organization; we encourage your feedback. Regards, Mary --------------------------------------------------- Mary P McRae Manager of TC Administration, OASIS email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org web: www.oasis-open.org [a] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php [b] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php [c] See http://www.oasis-open.org/join/ [d] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=oaxal CALL FOR PARTICIPATION OASIS Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization Reference Model (OAXAL) TC (1)(a) The name of the TC, such name not to have been previously used for an OASIS TC and not to include any trademarks or service marks not owned by OASIS. The proposed TC name is subject to TC Administrator approval and may not include any misleading or inappropriate names. The proposed name must specify any acronyms or abbreviations of the name that shall be used to refer to the TC. OASIS Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization Reference Model (OAXAL) Technical Committee (1)(b) A statement of purpose, including a definition of the problem to be solved. OAXAL represents a method to exploit technical documentation assets by extending the usefulness of core XML-related standards in a comprehensive Open Standards based architecture. The OAXAL allows system builders to create an integrated environment for document creation and localization, with reference to the following international standards: . W3C ITS - an XML vocabulary that defines translatability rules for a given XMLdocument type. * xml:tm - XML-based text memory, a LISA OSCAR standard for author and translation memory * SRX - Segmentation Rules eXchange, an XML vocabulary defining segmentation rules for each language. * GMX - Global Information Management Metrics Exchange, a LISA OSCAR standard for word and character count and metrics exchange. * TMX - Translation Memory eXchange, a LISA OSCAR standard for exchanging translation memories. * Unicode TR29 - primary Unicode standard defining word and sentence boundaries. * DITA - Darwin Information Typing Architecture, an OASIS standard for component based XML publishing * XLIFF - XML Localization Interchange File Format, an OASIS standard for exchanging localization data The OAXAL TC will deliver an Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization Reference Model. This Reference Model will demonstrate the integration of the standards listed above to present a complete automated package from authoring through translation; additional standards also may be added by the TC, such as DocBook, XHTML, and SVG, and the TC may elect not to include (or to make optional) any of the standards listed above that prove, upon review, not to be feasible or useful to integrate in its profiles. Authors are provided with a systematic way to identify and store all previously authored sentences. Authors are encouraged to reuse existing sentences; such sentences are likely to have been previously translated, providing a means to increase translation matches. Once the Reference Model has been delivered, the TC may consider appropriate follow-up, including the creation of subcommittees, promotional material, liaisons or other promulgation of the TC's work, in order to promote the use of the OAXAL Reference Model in specific OAXAL implementations, in particular for vertical industries. (1)(c) The scope of the work of the TC, which must be germane to the mission of OASIS, and which includes a definition of what is and what is not the work of the TC, and how it can be determined when the work of the TC has been completed. The scope may reference a specific contribution of existing work as a starting point, but other contributions may be made by TC Members on or after the first meeting of the TC. Such other contributions shall be considered by the TC Members on an equal basis to improve the original starting point contribution. The TC will: . deliver an Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization Reference Model and, if it elects, ancillary materials as described under "purpose" above. . allow the commission of sub-committees to create specialized OAXAL models for vertical industries or technology families. . propose usage and implementation guidelines for creating specializations of the reference model, whether as a formal methodology or as best practice guidelines. Benefits of OAXAL OAXAL offers the following benefits: . Supports the DITA topic-oriented architecture . Supports content reuse among different deliverables . Supports author memory repository at the sentence level . Encourages consistency in authoring . Enhances the reuse of translation memory . Reduces translation cost and time . Automates a heretofore manual process (1)(d) A list of deliverables, with projected completion dates. 1. Reference Model: completion date in twenty-four months from formation of this TC. 2. Specializations of the Reference Model, possibly including reference architectures, for vertical industries, technology families or other special interest groups: optional. (1)(e) Specification of the IPR Mode under which the TC will operate. RF on Limited Terms. (1)(f) The anticipated audience or users of the work. Anyone involved in the design, documentation or implementation of XML-based Structured Authoring Localization systems or components thereof, regardless of the standards body under which the work is sanctioned. (1)(g) The language in which the TC shall conduct business. English. (2) Non-normative information regarding the startup of the TC, which includes: (2)(a) Identification of similar or applicable work that is being done in other OASIS TCs or by other organizations, why there is a need for another effort in this area and how this proposed TC will be different, and what level of liaison will be pursued with these other organizations. OAXAL comprises the following Open Standards from the relevant Standards Organizations: W3C: . ITS - Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) Version 1.0 (03 April 2007). Status: W3C Recommendation. Purpose: ITS is designed to be used with schemas to support the internationalization and localization of schemas and documents. LISA OSCAR: . xml:tm - XML Text Memory (xml:tm) Version 1.0 (26 February 2007). Status: LISA OSCAR Standard. Purpose: xml:tm is a vocabulary to store text memory information within an XML document using the XML namespace syntax. . SRX - Segmentation Rules eXchange (SRX) Version 1.0 (20 April 2004). Status: LISA OSCAR Standard (version 2.0 currently under review). Purpose: SRX is an XML-based standard for description of the ways in which translation and other language-processing tools segment text for processing. . TMX - Translation Memory eXchange format (TMX) Version 1.4b (26 April 2005). Status: LISA OSCAR Standard (version 2.0 currently under review). Purpose: TMX provides a standard method for describing translation memory data that is being exchanged among tools and/or translation vendors, while introducing little or no loss of critical data during the process. . GMX - Global Information Management Metrics eXchange Volume (GMX-V) Version 1.0 (26 February 2007). Status: LISA OSCAR Standard. Purpose: GMX-V defines the metrics that allow for the unambiguous sizing of a given Global Information Management task. GMX-V is one of the tripartite Global Information Management standards which encompass volume (GMX-V), complexity (GMX-C) and quality (GMXQ). GMX-V addresses the issue of quantifying the workload for a given localization or translation task. Unicode: . Unicode Technical Report #29, Text Boundaries forms an integral part of the Unicode Standard, but is published online as a separate document. Current Version 5.0.0 (12 October 2006). Status: Unicode Technical Report (Version 5.1.1 currently under review). Purpose: Unicode TR#29 Describes guidelines for determining default boundaries between certain significant text elements: grapheme clusters ("user perceived characters"), words, and sentences. OASIS: . XLIFF - XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) Version 1.2 (24 July 2007). Status OASIS Standard. Purpose: XLIFF defines a vocabulary to store localizable data and carry it from one step of the localization process to the other, while allowing interoperability between tools. . DITA - Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version v1.1 (1 August 2007). Status OASIS Standard. Purpose: DITA defines both a) a set of document types for authoring and organizing topic-oriented information; and b) a set of mechanisms for combining and extending document types using a process called specialization. (2)(b) The date, time, and location of the first meeting, whether it will be held in person or by phone, and who will sponsor this first meeting. The first meeting of a TC shall occur no less than 30 days after the announcement of its formation in the case of a telephone or other electronic meeting, and no less than 45 days after the announcement of its formation in the case of a face-to-face meeting. Teleconference: Proposed Date: 14 July 2008 11 am (2)(c) The projected on-going meeting schedule for the year following the formation of the TC, or until the projected date of the final deliverable, whichever comes first, and who will be expected to sponsor these meetings. The TC will meet bi-weekly unless decided otherwise by the TC. The TC will use a free conference call service. (2)(d) The names, electronic mail addresses, and membership affiliations of at least Minimum Membership who support this proposal and are committed to the Charter and projected meeting schedule. JoAnn Hackos - joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com - ComTech Services Inc Andrzej Zydron - azydron@xml-intl.com - Associate Tony Jewtushenko - tony.jewtushenko@productinnovator.com - Associate Arle Lommel - arle@lisa.org - Localization Industry Standards Assoc. (LISA) Mavis Cournane - mcournane@cognitran.com - Cognitran Bryan Schnabel - bryan.s.schnabel@tek.com - Individual Rodolfo Raya - rmraya@maxprograms.com - Associate (2)(e) The name of the Convener who must be an Eligible Person. Andrzej Zydron (2)(f) The name of the Member Section with which the TC intends to affiliate, if any. None (2)(g) Optionally, a list of contributions of existing technical work that the proposers anticipate will be made to this TC. To be provided at a later date. (2)(h) Optionally, a draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document regarding the planned scope of the TC, for posting on the TC's website. To be provided at a later date. (2)(i) Optionally, a proposed working title and acronym for the specification(s) to be developed by the TC. Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization Reference Model (OAXAL-RM)
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