Re: [office] Comments and feature requests

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

I'll volunteer.

-Rob

___________________________

Rob Weir
Software Architect
Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
IBM Software Group

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Michael.Brauer@Sun.COM wrote on 05/09/2007 10:29:47
AM:

> Dear TC members,
> 
> below Rob and Patrick have made some suggestions how we could create
a 
> process for the comment handling. I personally like these ideas, and
I 
> think we should establish such a process. However, if we establish
this 
> process, we need someone who keeps track of comments, and the comment
> registry. Is someone of you interested in taking over this task, or
> volunteers to do so?
> 
> We further may require some lightweight process for feature requests
> that we get as comments. I could imagine that the one who keeps track
of 
> the comments alerts the TC of new requests, and asks for a volunteer
who
> may process the request within the TC. The task of this person would
be 
> to introduce the request to the TC so that the TC can accept or decline
> it, and, in case the request gets accepted, to advance the proposal
to a 
> state where the TC can vote on it. Obviously, there could be different
> volunteers for different proposals.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Michael
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [office-comment] RFE: Colour space capability within
> OpenDocument
> Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 13:11:47 -0400
> From: Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net>
> Reply-To: patrick@durusau.net
> To: robert_weir@us.ibm.com
> CC: Alex Hudson <home@alexhudson.com>, office-comment@lists.oasis-open.org
> References: 
> <OF4350FA35.1C811A81-ON852572D0.005CF35E-852572D0.005D3EB9@lotus.com>
> 
> Rob,
> 
> robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> >Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net> wrote on 05/03/2007
11:31:25 AM:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Alex,
> >>
> >>Thanks for the comments!
> >>
> >>The mailing list archives, proposals, TC minutes, etc., are
all 
> >>available on the TC website:
> >>
> >>http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office
> >>
> >>We don't have a defined process for handling comments but
comments are 
> >>acknowledged and passed onto the TC for further action (where
> >>    
> >>
> >necessary).
> >  
> >
> >
> >I wonder if we can, without too much trouble, put a lightweight
process 
> >around this?  Maybe something like this:
> >
> >1) When a comment is received it is added to a comment registry
document 
> >(maybe an ODF spreadsheet) and dated.
> >  
> >
> Hmmm, well, if we want to capture all comments I assume we could work
> out some way to extract them from email. The basic information, date,
> sender (for a response), subject line, columns for who responded,
> resolution, resolution date.
> 
> Does that sound simple enough?
> 
> >2) Periodically the TC will review the comment registry and dispose
of new 
> >comments
> >3) The comment registry is updated with the resolution and resolution
date
> >
> >If this comment registry is kept public, then those who submit
comments 
> >will always know their status.
> >
> >  
> >
> Sounds good to me. As ODF matures we are going to be getting comments
> and having a process in place will make it easier to track comments,
> etc. as well as for people who have made comments to follow the
> resolution of their comments.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> >-Rob
> >___________________________
> >
> >Rob Weir
> >Software Architect
> >Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
> >IBM Software Group
> >
> >email: robert_weir@us.ibm.com
> >phone: 1-978-399-7122
> >blog: http://www.robweir.com/blog/
> >  
> >
> 
> -- 
> Patrick Durusau
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