Re: [relax-ng] Should this TC be closed?

["campbelc" <campbelc@calweb.com>]

Makoto:

  I think the TC should continue and clear the errata issues
at the very least.  Then move into a maintance mode.

CHUCK CAMPBELL

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Karl F. Best (Vice President of OASIS) is asking if this
> TC should be closed.
>
> There are some errata issues for the RELAX NG spec and the
> compact syntax  spec.  I think that they have to be
> addressed by this TC.
> Spam has disturbed James a lot.  If he is unable to chair,
> I think that  the RELAX NG TC should probably choose a
> co-chair and have some votes.   How do other members feel?
>  James, do you have time to respond?
> Cheers,
>
> Makoto
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> Karl F. Best wrote:
> > If the TC has work to do then by all means it should
> > become active  again. In order to do so it needs to have
> > a chair and a new charter. If  James is unable to act as
> > chair at least long enough to get things going  again I
> > could step in to conduct an election.
> > Murata-san, are you willing to get the discussion going
> > again? Can you  ask the TC members if they want to
> resume work?
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------- Karl F. Best wrote:
> > James:
> >
> > I'd like to ping you again on the status of the OASIS
> > RELAX-NG TC. I  never heard back from you after sending
> > the attached note on 8 March,  though Norm eventually
> > responded to say, essentially, that the TC was in
> stand-by mode. I see zero activity here; the only messages
> > in the email  archive for the past couple of month are
> > spoofed spam, and before that  the last discussion was
> > whether the TC should continue.
> > Please note that the TC Process (see
> >
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#closing)
> > instructs me  to close a TC that is inactive or has
> > completed its work, both of which  appear to be the
> > case.
> > Is there any reason that I should not close the TC at
> > this time?
> > -Karl
> >
> > Karl F. Best wrote:
> > > James:
> > >
> > > I'm checking up on some of our technical committees,
> > > and wondering what  the status is of the OASIS RELAX
> > > NG TC.
> > > I've noticed a sharp drop-off of activity on the email
> > > list the last few  months, and in particular see a
> > > note from Mike Fitzgerald asking what  the next steps
> > > are
> (http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/relax-ng/200401/msg0
> > > 0002.html). I  realize that this TC has conducted
> > > itself entirely over email and hasn't  had meetings --
> > > which is normally my guage of level of activity -- so
> I  can't tell that the TC is still active or not. And of
> > > course the TC  decided to progress its work outside of
> > > the OASIS TC Process by  submitting the spec to ISO.
> > >
> > > So, could you give me a status of the TC's work, and
> > > what future plans  are including whether this work
> > > will continue to be done at OASIS?
> > > thanks
> > > -Karl
> > >
> > >
> ==========================================================
> > > ======= Karl F. Best
> > > Vice President, OASIS
> > > office  +1 978.667.5115 x206     mobile +1
> > > 978.761.1648 karl.best@oasis-open.org
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> MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given) <EB2M-MRT@asahi-net.or.jp>
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