Re: Okapi and OAXAL

[Andrzej Zydron <azydron@xtm-intl.com>]

Hi Yves,

Thank you for your reply and confirmation of the Okapi level. Conformance is based on self assessment as to the inclusion of all of the relevant standards. As you rightly point out many of the standards do not have a clear conformance mechanism, so it would be difficult to do it any other way.

As long as the implementation of the standards is such that a normal application would be able to process data created by the implementation in an effective way, I would consider that sufficient. For example the XLIFF, GMX/V or TMX files produced were capable of interchange with other systems without difficulty, or in the case of GMX/V that the metrics produced for the sample test data is correct.

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Andrzej Zydroń

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On 02/08/2011 06:33, Yves Savourel wrote:

Hi Andrzej,

 

I believe you are correct: Okapi is a Level 2 implementation of OAXAL.

 

One question: how does one verify conformance in OAXAL since not all the standards have clear conformance mechanism?

 

-ys

 

 

From: Andrzej Zydron [mailto:azydron@xtm-intl.com]
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:38 PM
To: Yves Savourel
Cc: Andrzej Zydron; oaxal@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: Okapi and OAXAL

 

Hi Yves,

Thank you for your email. The essence of OAXAL is the promotion of the interaction of Open Standards within the realms of Authoring and Localization utilizing XML as the main vehicle. From that view point Okapi is indeed a high level OAXAL implementation (a Level 2 implementation if I am not mistaken:
http://wiki.oasis-open.org/oaxal/FrontPage#ConformanceCategories).

Even though this may not have been the initial goal for Okapi, nevertheless you have achieved OAXAL conformance. That is why we would like to endorse Okapi from the OAXAL TC. Having an Open Source implementation would be very good for the promotion of the architecture and also provide Okapi with an added impetus for adoption.

 

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Andrzej Zydroń

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On 01/08/2011 13:30, Yves Savourel wrote:

Hi Andrzej,

Sorry I didn't have more time before to chat about OAXAL before.

The Okapi framework indeed implements several of the standards OAXAL promotes, but it hasn't been designed or developed in the optic of being an implementation of OAXAL.

Is there a specific area where you think it need improvement?

We have very little resources to implements all of features we would like to have, but maybe some are parallel to what is needed to make it a more complete OAXAL implementation. Do you have anything specific in mind?

Kind regards,

-yves