RE: [tab-askthetab] [Fwd: [askthetab] errata question] - Question 2

["Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>]

Hi Patrick,

  That happens in the process SC (whatever it's called - Hal chairs). We
come up with improvements, suggestions, proposals and then Martin - as TAB
rep to the Board Process Committee - submits them on behalf of the TAB. I
log it and Jeff M. schedules it for discussion.

m

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Durusau [mailto:patrick@durusau.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:01 AM
> To: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
> Cc: Martin Chapman; William Cox; Ask The TAB
> Subject: Re: [tab-askthetab] [Fwd: [askthetab] errata question] -
> Question 2
> 
> Mary,
> 
> Mary McRae wrote:
> > I've actually already sent a reply to him - will forward to askthetab
> > list. while in general "what makes for a substantive change" or "how
> > to handle errata" would be a good thing for the TAB to create, this
> > really was a "here's the TC Process rule and an example" which I
> answered.
> >
> I assume it would be appropriate to draw on the experience of the TAB
> to
> comment on the TC process on errata? As you know, I am concerned in
> particular with how the errata process at OASIS can be coordinated with
> others in an increasingly pluralistic standards universe. To enable
> that
> sort of coordination, I suspect it will take more than trivial mapping
> of terminology. Issues range from who can suggest, who responds, what
> to
> do post-TC (is there a time when "maintenance" stops for example?).
> That
> seems to me to be a first step, before even considering more complex
> issues of relationships with other organizations.
> 
> Hope you are having a great day!
> 
> Patrick
> 
> > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:10 AM, Martin Chapman
> > <martin.chapman@oracle.com <mailto:martin.chapman@oracle.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     If it breaks backwards compatibility it would be substantive.
> >
> >     If they have schema examples of what they want to change from and
> >     to that would be good to illustrate.
> >
> >
> >
> >     Martin.
> >
> >
> >
> >     *From:* William Cox [mailto:wtcox@CoxSoftwareArchitects.com
> >     <mailto:wtcox@CoxSoftwareArchitects.com>]
> >     *Sent:* 14 January 2009 20:34
> >     *To:* Ask The TAB
> >     *Subject:* [tab-askthetab] [Fwd: [askthetab] errata question] -
> >     Question 2
> >
> >
> >
> >     This is Question 2. I'll put it in the archives later today.
> >
> >     bill
> >
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> > Mary P McRae
> > Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
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> --
> Patrick Durusau
> patrick@durusau.net
> Chair, V1 - US TAG to JTC 1/SC 34
> Convener, JTC 1/SC 34/WG 3 (Topic Maps)
> Editor, OpenDocument Format TC (OASIS), Project Editor ISO/IEC 26300
> Co-Editor, ISO/IEC 13250-1, 13250-5 (Topic Maps)