TAG TC 2012-08-29 Meeting Minutes

["Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamilton@acm.org>]

Test Assertions Guidelines (TAG) TC Teleconference Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 11:00 am (PDT), 18:00 UTC.


Logistics
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Host confcall: Fujitsu  US Toll Free: 877-995-3314 US Toll/International: 210-339-1806
Passcode: 9589308
 
 
Attendance and Quorum
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5/5 Voting Members attending satisfied the 3/5 quorum requirement.  This meeting counted toward voter eligibility. 
 
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
 * Jaques Durand, Chair (Fujitsu)
 * Dennis E. Hamilton, Secretary (Individual)
 * Frederick Boland (NIST)
 * Kevin Looney (Oracle)
 * Paul Rank (Oracle)

 [*: Voting Member at start and conclusion of meeting (5)
  +: Becomes Voting Member at conclusion of meeting (0)
  =: Persistent non-Voting Member at start and conclusion of the meeting (0)] 

MEMBERS ABSENT
   Dale Moberg (Axway Software)
   Hyunbo Cho (Individual)
   Youngkon Lee (Individual)
 = Patrick Curran (Oracle)
   Dmitry Kostovarov, (Oracle)
   Victor Rudometov, (Oracle)

 [*: Voting member at start and conclusion of the meeting (0)
  -: Becomes non-Voting member at conclusion of the meeting (0)
  =: Persistent non-Voting Member at start and conclusion of meeting (1)] 
 
1. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
    1.1 APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

    The 2012-03-13 Minutes were approved without objection: 
    < https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tag/201203/msg00002.html>
 
    1.2 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was followed, with administrative discussion moved from the beginning to the end.
    < https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tag/201208/msg00001.html>
    [Note: If the TAG list does not appear to render properly, change your browser settings to view the pages as Unicode (UTF-8).] 
 
 
2. REVIEW OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE TA MODEL AS A CANDIDATE OASIS STANDARD

Two comments were received during the 60-day Public Review.

Jacques reviewed the comments and the spreadsheet that he had circulated containing the specifics for disposition of the comments at this time: < https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tag/201208/msg00002.html>.


Comment #1: TC agrees that this comment amounts to a feature request and not to a defect of the current TA model. The TC decides that this comment will be investigated in future work.

Moved by Kevin.  Tim seconds.  No opposition.  Approved by unanimous consent.

Comment #2: TC agrees that this comment amounts to a feature request and not to a defect of the current TA model. The TC decides that this comment will be investigated in future work.

Dennis moves it.  Paul seconds.  No opposition.  Approved by unanimous consent.


3. NEXT STEPS FOR TA MODEL PROPOSAL FOR OASIS STANDARD BALLOT

The assumption is that Jacques as Chair must have a TC resolution requesting that the TC Admin formally request balloting of the TA Model Candidate OS as an OASIS Standard.

The presumption is that the TC resolution must be a formal resolution conducted electronically and started by the TC Admin.

MOTION: Motion to ask TAG chair to request TC admin to initiate  a TC ballot for approving TA model COS as ready for OASIS-wide OS ballot.

Dennis moves.  Tim seconds.  No objections.  Approved by unanimous consent.

The OASIS ballot must have participation of 15% of the OASIS Organizational Membership in the vote.  Jacques is going to consult with the TC Administrator to determine timing on when the OASIS Ballot would commence, so that preparations for reminding organizational contacts to vote can be near-coincident with the OS Ballot going out.  This is a 15-day ballot, so it is important to do this in a timely way.

Maintenance work, and the completion of advancement of the TA Markup, can continue within the current charter.


4. FUTURE MEETINGS

There is agreement to meet quarterly to the end of 2013.  The TC will stay alive at least another year to ensure that any requests for maintenance and extensions are received and that any other maintenance and advancement to OASIS Standard can be carried out.  

The next meeting will be no later than the end of November.  The Chair will fix the date as the time approaches.



Respectfully submitted,

 - Dennis E. Hamilton
   TAG TC Secretary