Re: [relax-ng] A proposed revision of the OASIS TC Process, (fwd)

["Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

Makoto:

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-Karl



> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:14:42 +0900
> From: "MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given)" <EB2M-MRT@asahi-net.or.jp>
> To: relax-ng@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [relax-ng] A proposed revision of the OASIS TC Process, 
> 
> Dear colleagues, 
> 
> 
>>You're aware that the OASIS Board has been working on a new IPR Policy 
>>and a revision of the TC Process. The IPR Policy was sent out for member 
>>review a couple months ago, and I sent out a version of the TC Process 
>>for member review on Monday (and there has been some discussion about 
>>the latter on the chairs list).
> 
> 
> I am wondering what is the real impact of these new policies to 
> RELAX NG.
> 
> Let's consider the worst case.  Here I assume that some members of 
> this TC cannot accept the upcoming IPR policy.  BTW, if you cannot accept 
> the proposed IPR policy, please let me know.
> 
> Option 1: This TC will not accept the new IPR policy and will 
>           dissolve in nine months.
> 
> At present, the OASIS RELAX NG specification is available at 
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/relax-ng/spec-20011203.htm.
> The other specs of this TC are available in the same directory.
> 
> I am not sure if these specs continue to be avaliable when this TC 
> is closed.  If the directory for this TC is removed, will these 
> specs disappear?  Remember that RELAX NG is merely a committee 
> spec rather than an OASIS standard.  (We can certainly go for 
> an OASIS standard, but is this a clever use of our time?  After 
> all, RELAX NG is an ISO/IEC standard already.)
> 
> 
> Option 2: Some members of the TC leave, and this TC is rechartered 
>           under the new policies.
> 
> If we exercise this option, apparently, none of the RELAX NG 
> specs will disappear.
> 
> However, the proposed TC process requires that we add a new 
> deliverable.  Otherwise, this TC will be closed.
> 
> 
>>The TC Administrator must close a TC that has completed
>>charter if the TC does not add new deliverables.
> 
> 
> What should be the new deliverable?  RELAX NG V2?
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>