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Subject: Re: [oiic-formation-discuss] Summary and Focus?
--- On Thu, 6/19/08, robert_weir@us.ibm.com <robert_weir@us.ibm.com> wrote: > From: robert_weir@us.ibm.com <robert_weir@us.ibm.com> > Subject: Re: [oiic-formation-discuss] Summary and Focus? > To: oiic-formation-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org > Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 5:11 PM > Shawn <sgrover@open2space.com> wrote on 06/19/2008 > 10:29:09 PM: > ... > > I don't think the TC will be testing anything, in terms > of downloading > vendor software, executing tests of it, score and > officially reporting the > results. We're not proposing the creation of a testing > lab or the > creation of a certifying lab. But we are creating assets > that could be > used by third party testing labs, or by implementors > directly, to evaluate > their conformance to the ODF standard, and to evaluate > interoperability > scenarios. > > What I am hearing in terms of deliverables include the > following: > > 1) Researching the state of ODF interoperability today and > issuing a > report, with recommendations. Update this report > periodically. > 2) Researching the best practices in profiles, and issuing > a "ODF Profiles > Requirements" document > 3) Creating an "ODF Conformance Test > Requirements" document that details > the exact items required to test conformance of an ODF > document and of an > ODF application to the ODF standard. > 4) Creating an ODF Interoperability Test Requirements > document that > defines additional tests, including an Acid-like test and > other > interoperability tests. > 5) Create the actual ODF instance documents needed to meet > the > requirements of the Interoperability Test Requirements > above. > 6) Write profile of ODF to improve interoperability in > specific areas. > I've heard ODF for archiving and ODF for web mentioned. > 7) Write guidelines for ODF implementors on various topics, > i.e., how to > use the internationalization features of ODF. > 8) Write a report on best practices in creating > interoperable documents > with ODF. > 9) Unspecified deliverables on improving interoperability > with other > markup languages, e.g., DITA, OOXML. I presume that in writing this material we might work alongside others writing tests and such or no? How hands off or on would the ODF spec be to a rewriting? Do you intend on coming up with these deliverable without touching the spec even if the ODF TC is not very cooperative?
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