Re: [tag] Wrapping up the guideline V1 ?

[stephen.green@systml.co.uk]

I agree.

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Quoting "Durand, Jacques R." <JDurand@us.fujitsu.com>:

> In the Session B meeting yesterday, Youngkon Lee and myself came up with
> a suggestion:
>
> It is time to wrap-up the guideline doc: there is enough material in it
> for an entry-level guide.
>
> Most advanced features (section 3) that are still up for discussion,
> will take too long - in time and in text length - to treat in an
> exhaustive way.
> We are talking of:
> - Various Normative Sources
> - The Case of Multiple Specifications
> - Classification
> - Specification Versions
> - Variables and Target Properties
>
> The idea is to treat each on of above topics in a brief way (about half
> a page at most) summarize what issues can arise, what are the options,
> and refer to an upcoming more complete adjunct document to the guideline
> for a more detailed treatment of these features.
> Even the pre-requisite section that has been stable for a while could be
> shortened.
>
> The advantages are:
>
> - we can publish the guideline V1 early this summer - about 1 year after
> we started, as planned. That will allow us to get early feedback as
> well, useful for crafting the adjunct document that will come after.
>
> - the guideline makes it clear that there is more to TAs than what is in
> it, but that all these are advanced or special features that will be
> treated (and examplarized) more completely in a separate adjunct
> document. Then we'll have more time to work on these.
>
> - we can start working on the mark-up asap, which needs mostly a stable
> TA structure (which we have) and a hint of what advanced features [will]
> require (which we know).
>
> Opinion?
>
> Jacques
>
>