Re: [odf-adoption] First draft proposal for the ODF Adoption TC homepage

["Gary Edwards" <gary.edwards@OpenDocument.us>]

Hi guys,

Is there a phone conferencing line for the FtF?  I'm a bit tied up this afternoon, but would like to listen in.  I should be able to make the Symposium reception this evening.

~ge~

On 5/10/06, donald_harbison@us.ibm.com <donald_harbison@us.ibm.com> wrote:

Erwin,

Nice first draft. I've added some comments and questions below.

Don Harbison
Program Director, IBM ODF Initiative
Business & Technical Strategy
IBM Software Group
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Mobile: +1-978-761-0116
email: donald_harbison@us.ibm.com



Erwin Tenhumberg <Erwin.Tenhumberg@Sun.COM> wrote on 05/07/2006 09:55:31 AM:

> Dear Adoption TC members,
>
> Below is a first draft proposal for extending/enhancing the
> ODF Adoption TC homepage. I'd love to hear your input and
> feedback!
>
> Some content might be more appropriate for the XML.org
> focus area if/once it gets created. In addition, I expect
> some of the external links to get replaced by ODF Adoption
> TC deliverables going forward. However, for now I'd love
> to extend and improve our ODF Adoption TC homepage, so
> that we can start providing the resources that potential
> ODF adopters are looking for.
>
> I'm looking forward to your comments!
>
>
> Best regards,
> Erwin
>
>
>
> Overview
> ========
> OASIS ODF Adoption Committee members collaborate to provide expertise
> and resources to educate the marketplace on the value of the
> OpenDocument OASIS Standard. By raising awareness of the benefits
> offered by a truly open file format—one that has been advanced and

 
I don't think we need to say 'truly', or 'genuine' or any such modifier since ODF is now the ISO/IEC 26300. So I would restate this as: 'By raising awareness of the benefits offered by ODF, now ISO/IEC 26300 (ODF V1.0),...

> approved by an internationally recognized standards body—the Committee
> increases the demand for and availability of ODF-conforming products,
> resulting in a greater choice of tools and platforms and expanding the
> ODF community of users, suppliers, and developers.
>
> For more information, see the TC Charter and FAQ.
>
>
>
> Mailing Lists and Comments
> ==========================
> odf-adoption: the list used by TC members to conduct Committee work. TC
> membership required to post. TC members are automatically subscribed;
> the public may view archives.
>
> odf-adoption-comment: a public mail list for providing input to the
> OASIS ODF Adoption Committee members. Send a comment or view archives.
>
> Content for this OASIS TC web page is provided by the TC. For technical
> assistance, contact webmaster@oasis-open.org.
>
>
>
> Quotes and Endorsements
> =======================
>
>  

> "To me, that document formats for "office" applications should be completely open, not hindered by patents, andnot owned by a single

> vendor is just obvious. I wasn't brought up to think otherwise, and so
> this whole business around why everyone should be rushing to implement
> the new OASIS Open Document format standard is a big "duh" (that is,
> slap-yourself-in-the-head-obvious)."
> - Bob Sutor, Vice President of Standards and Open Source
>
> http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/BobSutor?
> entry=open_document_formats_open_must
>
>
> "If we wish, we can now draw a base-line across the productivity tools
> market and tell our suppliers we will not tolerate further competition
> and lock-in below that line. Innovation above that line is desirable -
> expected, even - but attempts to force upgrade, lock out competition,
> control my own use of my own data, are all now unacceptable. We have the
> tools of freedom in our hands. Time to use them."
> - Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems
>
> http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink?entry=iso_26300
>
>
> TBD: more/other quotes

Let's get one or two quotes from non-vendors; e.g. Stephen O'Grady, Redmonk Analyst, or someone from the U.S. Library of Congress, National Archives of Australia...you get the idea.

>
>
>
> News and Announcements
> ======================
>
> TBD: official ISO approval announcement
>
>
> 18 April 2006
> "OpenDocument Format Alliance Grows to 138 Members, Representing 30
> Countries"
> http://www.odfalliance.org/press/AllianceRelease18April06.pdf
>
>
> 7 March 2006
> "Governments, Users and Providers of Office Applications Unite to
> Advance Adoption of OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard"
> http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis-news-2006-03-07.php
>
>
> 3 March 2006
> "Alliance Formed to Promote Improved Access to and Retrieval of
> Electronic Government Documents"
> http://www.odfalliance.org/press/AllianceRelease3March06.pdf
>
>
>
> Events
> ======
>
> First ODF Adoption TC Face-2-face Meeting
> San Francisco, CA, USA
> 10 May 2006
> http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/tc_meetings.php
>
>
> OASIS Open Standards Day Germany
> Wiesbaden, Germany
> 8-9 November 2006
> http://www.tekom.de/upload/alg/CfP%20OOSD.pdf
>
>
> OpenOffice.org Conference 2006
> Lyon, France
> 11-13 September 2006
> http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2006/index.html
>
>

OASIS Adoption Forum (October?)

>
> OpenDocument Format Roadmap
> ===========================
>
> TC Roadmap Proposal
> http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/200605/msg00005.html
>
>
> "From Open Source to Open Standard: The OASIS OpenDocument Format"
> Michael Brauer, XTech 2005
> http://www.idealliance.org/proceedings/xtech05/papers/03-02-02/
>
>
>
> Presentations and White Papers
> ==============================
>
> "The adoption of, and migration to, OpenDocument in the public sector"
> Erwin Tenhumberg, OASIS Adoption Forum, London, 18 October 2005
> http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/proceedings.php
>
>
> "Usage of the OpenDocument interfaces in OpenOffice.org Writer"
> Florian Reuter, OpenOffice.org Conference 2005
> http://ooocon.kiberpipa.org/media/index-day2.html
>
>

What about an abstract of J.David Eisenberg's "ODF Essentials" book?

>
> Vendor Support
> ==============
>
> OASIS ODF TC Member List
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=office
>
> OASIS ODF Adoption TC Member List
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=odf-adoption
>
> ODF Alliance Member List
> http://www.odfalliance.org/about.html
>
>
>
> Application Support
> ===================
>
> ODF Application Support Wikipedia Page
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_applications_supporting_OpenDocument
>
>
>
> Case Studies
> ============
>

Might we consider linking to the Valoris report? COSPA reports and presentations dealing with ODF or ODS?

> StarOffice Migration at Bristol City Council (UK)
> http://www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk/osacademy/our_partners/bristol-
> city-council/bristol-city-council
>
>
> OpenOffice.org Migration at the City of Vienna (Austria)
>
>     Project Website
>     http://www.wien.gv.at/ma14/oss.html
>
>     OpenOffice.org Conference Presentation:
>     http://ooocon.kiberpipa.org/media/index-day2.html
>
>
> OpenOffice.org Migration at the City of Haarlem (Netherlands)
> http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/3434/469
>
>
> OpenOffice.org Market Share Analysis
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis
>
>
>
> Related Projects and Initiatives
> ================================
>
> OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF) Technical Committee (TC)
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office
>
> ODF Alliance
> http://www.odfalliance.org
>
> OpenDocument Wikipedia Page
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument
>
> OpenDocument Fellowship
> http://opendocumentfellowship.org
>
>
>
> Developer Resources
> ===================
>
> OpenDocument Format Specification Document
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office
>
> Perl Module OpenOffice-OODoc
> http://search.cpan.org/dist/OpenOffice-OODoc/
>
> Online Book: "OASIS OpenDocument Essentials"
> http://books.evc-cit.info/
>
> OpenDocument Utilities
> http://books.evc-cit.info/odf_utils/
>
> OpenDocument Sample Documents
> http://netmoc.cpe.ucf.edu/Projects/OpenDocument/TestSuite.html
>
> OpenOffice.org XML Project
> http://xml.openoffice.org/
>

University of Central Florida ODF Test Suite project - Waldo Bastian to make recommendation.
>
>

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Gary Edwards
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