Re: [oiic-formation-discuss] Which is definitive odf?

Robert, and Dave:

Is this something that needs to be decided by the as-yet-non-existent TC, or is it something that should be defined before the TC convenes its first meeting?

I am inclined to believe that the TC would make such decisions as a first order of business, unless [we] choose to limit their scope in the beginning by saying "Disregard all versions of the ODF prior to x.x". I think, though, that this is splitting too many hairs this early in the game. Of course, I could be wrong there.

I believe this is a different, but pertinent, point; whether or not we specify which ODF version(s) the TC will target. I am of mixed minds about this, though tending towards OpenDocument 1.2 which should be finalised around the time the TC is formed (see the Wikipedia OpenDocument article). I have a number of reasons for saying this, including:

Targeting the most current release of the specification
Avoiding 1.0 release issues which have already been resolved
Implementors targeting this version and are therefore a great deal more likely to adopt TC recommendations than to do so in bugfix releases
Public perception, whether natural or influenced (eg interop efforts only targeted 1.0, don't apply to current releases or vice versa)
Standardisation and stabilisation of key features including (most notably) OpenFormula; testing 1.0 could be problematic at best
Many new features

The main thing holding me back is my lack of understanding of the international standards process, where 1.0 is ISO/IEC 26300:2006, but what of 1.1 and 1.2? If ISO status 'flows' from one version to another then this is a non issue, and even if it doesn't the presumably 1.1 and 1.2 will follow in the footsteps of 1.0.

In any case I think there is too much riding on this particular decision to defer it to the TC (which may well /not/ enjoy the lack of bias that a public forum with many more participants will have).

Sam

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Pawson [mailto:dave.pawson@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 1:33 PM
To: oiic-formation-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [oiic-formation-discuss] Which is definitive odf?

2008/6/16 <robert_weir@us.ibm.com>:
>
> The requirement to indicate a definitive version of the standard is a new
> OASIS requirement that has been added since ODF 1.1 was approved. So you
> will not find a single one of the 1.1 files officially designated as
> "definitive".

Thanks. Probably why they contradict one another then.

Para 1.3, namespaces.

regards

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