OASIS Standard requirements

[Michael Brauer <michael.brauer@sun.com>]

Dear TC members,

one of my last week's action items is to collect some information about 
the requirements for an OASIS standard approval. The requirements itself 
can be found at

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#standard

Most of the requirements are about collectiong information or preparing 
additional information (like a summary) but don't influence the possible 
start of the public review period that preceeds every OASIS standard 
approval.

The requirements that influence the start of the poblic review period are:

- "Review must take place for a minimum of 30 days, during which time no 
changes may be made to the document." + "The TC may conduct any number 
of additional review cycles (i.e. collecting comments, making edits to 
the specification, sending out a revised version for review again, etc.) 
before deciding that the review is complete. If substantive changes are 
made to the specification after the start of the public review then the 
TC should conduct another review cycle. After the conclusion of the 
review and final changes to the document, the TC must re-approve the 
work as a Committee Draft before submitting it to OASIS."

- "Certification by at least three OASIS member organizations that they 
are successfully using the specification consistently with the OASIS IPR 
Policy;"



Best regards

Michael