Fwd: [chairs] RE: [members] OASIS member review of proposed revisionof TC Process

[Matthew MacKenzie <mattm@adobe.com>]

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> From: Matthew MacKenzie <mattm@adobe.com>
> Date: October 14, 2004 12:43:34 PM EDT
> To: Eduardo Gutentag <Eduardo.Gutentag@Sun.COM>
> Cc: chairs@lists.oasis-open.org, Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>, Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>
> Subject: Re: [chairs] RE: [members] OASIS member review of proposed revision of TC Process
>
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> On Oct 14, 2004, at 12:14 PM, Eduardo Gutentag wrote:
> > To deposit spec drafts in a
> > cvs repository outside of OASIS and only from time to time bring in milestones,
> > depriving people outside of the TC (that is, people who may not know of the
> > existence of the repository) the ability to trace the evolution of a spec,
> > would also threaten the openness and accountability of the process.
>
> I think OASIS needs to balance openness with usability.  My TC (ebxml-msg) uses a subversion repository on my personal server for collaboration on our docbook-based specification.  There is a link in Kavi to a web interface to this repository.
>
> If OASIS wants to prohibit me from doing this, it had better provide me with a subversion, CVS or perforce repository to work with.  Kavi is not a good development tool.  I'm more than happy to use OASIS tools if they meet my needs.
>
> -Matt