Re: [opencsa-ms] Proposed - OpenCSA Steering Committee (StC) Proposed Agenda - 13 March 2009

[Jeff Mischkinsky <jeff.mischkinsky@oracle.com>]

hi -
   probable regrets - i wound up with a scheduling conflict that i  
can't control. I may be able to join for a while.

   Mike volunteered to run the meeting. thx.
     -jeff
On Mar 12, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Mike Kaiser wrote:

>
> PROPOSED AGENDA - OpenCSA Steering Committee (StC) Proposed Agenda -  
> 13 March 2009 9:00 AM PST
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> 0. Agenda bashing and Roll
>
> 1. Minutes Approval
>         - 13 February 2009:
>         http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/opencsa-ms/download.php/31241/Open_CSA_SC_20090213_Draft.txt
>
> 2. Open Action Item Review and Discussion
>
>         AI20090213-001 Jeff/Sanjay to remind the TC's that they need
>                 to begin the Test Artifact work (Test Assertion and  
> Test
>                 Case definitions) as it's not as easy as it first  
> may seem.
>                 Recommendation is to use the SCA-Assembly as a model  
> for
>                 this work.  They also need to define a schedule for
>                 completion of this work.
>
>
>         AI20090213-002        All Steering Committee members need to
>                 a) review the charter wording for when exactly  
> compliancy
>                 is needed (i.e. before CS or before OASIS Membership
>                 approval submission) and b) review their plans to have
>                 a spec compliant implementation that might be a viable
>                 candidate for use by the TC's.  For discussion at
>                 March 13th, 2009 Steering Committee meeting.
>
>
>         AI20081212-001 - Coordinate an effort with Assembly TC to  
> produce an
>                 SCA primer as the specs approach standardization (in  
> review).
>
>                 STATUS: On Hold until we get closer to  
> standardization.
>
>
> 3. Overall TC Milestones Status as discussed by LSC:
>
>         Tentative dates for key milestones:
>
>         On Feb 5, 2009 conf-call [A], the LSC discussed the  
> following as the
>         new anticipated schedule for the OpenCSA TCs:
>
>            End Feb – Assembly and Policy TC to start 1st Public  
> Review (60 day)
>            Mid March – Other TCs to start 1st Public Review (60 day)
>            End June – Finish all the work
>            End July – Submit specs to OASIS for OS vote
>
>         ASSEMBLY ONLY (now about a month behind schedule on testing  
> work
>                        resulting in the following [B])
>            End Feb Test Assertion complete
>            End March Test Case complete
>            Mid April for Assembly TC only
>            End June - 1st Public Review complete
>
>         Recommendation that all other TC's set a similar schedule for
>         for about one month later.
>
>         [A] http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/opencsa-liaison/200902/msg00003.html
>         [B] http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/opencsa-liaison/200901/msg00013.html
>
>         Some of these dates have already been missed and
>         therefore need to be adjusted.
>
>         What are schedules for each TC?
>
>         Have all the TC's started working on their testing artifacts
>         yet since these are formal deliverables?
>
> 4. Compliant implementation plans
>         We know that we need something about mid year.  There are
>         several companies working this but implementation timing is
>         unknown.  Open Source (Apache Tuscany, looks to be one
>         source for at least some of the TC's).  Each TC will have to
>         make it's own decision on what compliant implementations
>         they are going to use based on what's available in the
>         timeframe of standardization and what their test plan looks
>         like.
>
>         The StC must eventually resolve the question of "how it will
>         make approval decisions" and communicate this to the TC's.
>         It is expected that the Testing Plans for each TC will
>         incorporate implementation/testing aspects which encompass
>         the broader "SCA" picture.
>
>         We must address the following core questions:
>           Are we all in agreement that the exit criteria in each
>           charter applies to Member Submission for vote and not
>           for Committee Specification approval?
>
>           At this stage, what (if any) compliant applications
>           are the likely candidates which the StC will likely
>           generally accept?
>
>
> 5. Any Other Business?
>
> 6. Future StC Agenda Topics?
>
> 7. Next Meeting
>            - The next regular teleconference is scheduled for April  
> 10th, 2009
>                 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST, 5:00pm UK
>
>         (OpenCSA Steering Committee calls are scheduled for the  
> second Friday
>                 of each month.)
>
> 8. Adjourn

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