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Subject: Notes from April 19th 2021 ODF TC Call
Greetings!
The notes from today's meeting follow.
Hope everyone is at the start of a great day!
Patrick
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1. Dial-In, Roll Call, Determination of Quorum and Voting Rights
2. Motion (simple majority): Approve the Agenda
3. Motion (simple majority): Approve minutes of 12 April 2021
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/202104/msg00005.html
4. Revision of the ODF TC Charter - cont.
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/202104/msg00006.html
5. Be mindful of Svante's "Request for Endorsement for a Draft of a new Approach," https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/202104/msg00011.html
I think I have a sense for what is being proposed but a more organized presentation would make it easier to explain to others.
6.. Adjournment.
Patrick: Qurum - yes
Patrick: Agenda stands approved by consent
Patrick: minutes of 12 April 2021 - approved by consent
Patrick: revision of ODF Charter
Svante Schubert: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/office/download.php/68491/odf-revised-charter-draft-12April2021.odt
Patrick: Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this TC is to maintain and evolve the OpenDocumentFormat (ODF) to meet the changing needs of office software for an XML-based format for interchange and collaboration.
The Open Document Format (ODF) and its revisions must meet the following requirements:
1. be suitable for office documents that include content such as, text, spreadsheets, charts, or graphical content,
2. be compatible with the W3C Extensible Markup Language (XML)
v1.0 and W3C Namespaces in XML v1.0 specifications,
3. create definitions and conformance requirements that promote
interoperable implementations,
4. to promote fidelity of the user experience when interchanging documents between office systems
Patrick: oasis - reads - OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC Charter and Chairs
Patrick: Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument)
Patrick: Proposed revision:
The purpose of this TC is to maintain and evolve the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) to meet the changing needs of office software for an XML-based format for interchange and collaboration.
The Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) and its revisions must meet the following requirements:
Patrick: as revised:
Patrick: Scope
OpenDocumentFormat (ODF) was adopted as an OASIS standard and submitted to ISO/IEC where it became ISO/IEC 26300. That standard forms the basis for the future development of OpenDocumentFormat.
The ODF TC will address:
1. Maintenance of existing ODF TC work products;
2. Enhancement of existing ODF TC work products to meet new office suite
needs;
3. Development of ODF TC work products that encourage implementation of
the OpenDocumentFormat (ODF);
4. Requesting submission of completed and approved work to other organizations in
accordance with the OASIS Liasion policy.
Patrick: first list, item 4 needs period
Patrick: With revisions, Scope:
The Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) was adopted as an OASIS standard and submitted to ISO/IEC where it became ISO/IEC 26300. That standard forms the basis for the future development of OpenDocument.
The OpenDocument TC will address:
1. Maintenance of existing TC work products,
2. Enhancement of existing TC work products to meet new office suite
needs,
3. Development of TC work products that encourage implementation of
the OpenDocument,
4. Requesting submission of completed and approved work to other organizations in
accordance with the OASIS Liasion policy.
Patrick: Regina : The OpenDocument TC will address: -> The OpenDocument Technical Committee (TC) will address:
Patrick: Francis - The purpose of this TC -> technical committee (in scope)
Patrick: Then keep technical committee (TC) in Scope
Patrick: statement of purpose for the comment by Francis
Patrick: Item 4 correct Liasion -> Liaison
Patrick: Deliverables now reads:
List of Deliverables
The deliverables of the TC may include but are not limited to:
* a set of XML schemas setting the vocabulary, constraints and
semantics of the file format in question, and
* a set of written specifications that describe the elements and
attributes of the schemas in plain English.
* Abstraction from the ODF schema as ODF feature tree (or ODF INFO SET)
* HTML or XHTML versions of the mentioned schemas and written specifications
* PDF versions of the written specifications
* Test documents for new ODF features
* List of changes from the preceding OASIS ODF specification
The TC aims to deliver a Committee Specification Draft at least every year in December. Such includes a set of RelaxNG schemas, and a set of written specifications that describe the elements and attributes of the schemas in plain English.
Patrick: With revisions so far: List of Deliverables
List of Deliverables
The deliverables of the technical committee may include but are not limited to:
* a set of XML schemas setting the vocabulary, constraints and
semantics of the file format in question
* a set of written specifications that describe the elements and
attributes of the schemas in plain English
* Abstraction from the OpenDocument schema as an OpenDocument feature tree (or OpenDocument INFO SET)
* HTML or XHTML versions of the mentioned schemas and written specifications
* PDF versions of the written specifications
* Test documents for new OpenDocument features
* List of changes from the preceding OASIS OpenDocument Specification
The technical committee aims to deliver a Committee Specification Draft at least every year in December. Such includes a set of RelaxNG schemas, and a set of written specifications that describe the elements and attributes of the schemas in plain English.
Patrick: Francis: a set of RelaxNG XML schemas setting the vocabulary, constraints and
semantics of the file format in question
Patrick: Francis Such includes the set of RelaxNG schemas, and the set of written specifications. (last sentence)
Patrick: Patrick - suggested form:
The technical committee aims to deliver a Committee Specification Draft at least every year in December, consisting of RelaxNG schemas and written specifications.
Patrick: No further changes -
Patrick: Adjourned
-- Patrick Durusau patrick@durusau.net Technical Advisory Board, OASIS (TAB) Editor, OpenDocument Format TC (OASIS), Project Editor ISO/IEC 26300 Co-Editor, ISO/IEC 13250-1, 13250-5 (Topic Maps) Another Word For It (blog): http://tm.durusau.net Homepage: http://www.durusau.net Twitter: patrickDurusau
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