Re: [uoml-discuss] UOML discuss subject one - Proposed UOML TC Name & Statementof Purpose

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

For #3, you might consider referencing
"XML 1.0 (Third Edition)" which is the update from 2004.  It
includes the accumulated errata from XML 1.0 

>4. It must deal with after-typesetting
information suitable for 
> presenting the document

It isn't clear to me what this means,
"after-typesetting information".  Also, we should use a
more precise verb than "deal with".  I'm not sure whether
it means "define", "support", "preserve"
or "tolerate".

Otherwise, this looks good.  I
look forward to hearing more about good progress with this Technical Committee.

-Rob

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"pine zhang" <Pine_zhang@sursen.com>
wrote on 09/05/2006 02:53:52 AM:

> Dear all:
>  
> This is Pine Zhang from UOML Alliance .
>  
> As we will form a technical committee of UOML
in OASIS, the TC 
> charter is necessary. Following the requirement of TC template, each
> item will be discussed week by week till it is formed to be a final
charter. 
>  
> the first subject for this week is£ºProposed
UOML TC Name. 
>  
> Here I would like to copy the guideline form
the TC template: 
>  
> "[The name of the TC, such name not to have
been previously used for
> an OASIS TC and not to include any trademarks or service marks not
> owned by OASIS. The proposed TC name is subject to TC Administrator
> approval and may not include any misleading or inappropriate names.
> The proposed name must specify any acronyms or abbreviations of the
> name that shall be used to refer to the TC.]" 
>  
>  The proposed TC Name could be:  "OASIS
Unstructured Operation 
> Markup Language Technical Committee", abbreviation = UOML TC.

>  
>  
> The second subject  is £ºProposed UOML
TC Statement of Purpose
> The guideline of this item forms the TC template:
> ¡°A statement of purpose, including a definition
of the problem to be solved¡±
> The Proposed UOML TC Statement of Purpose could
be:
> The Unstructured operation markup language Standard
defines an XML 
> schema for universal document operations. The schema is suitable for
> operating written documents, including create, view, modify, query
> information that can be printed in paper, e.g. books, magazine, 
> newspaper, office documents, maps, drawings, blueprints, but is not
> restricted to these kinds of documents. There are several commercial
> and free applications available based on UOML, with more currently
> under development.
> The purpose of this TC is to create an open,
XML-based operation 
> standard for unstructured documents.
> The resulting standard must meet the following
requirements:
> 1. It must be suitable for written documents,
i.e. information that 
> can be printed in paper, including books, magazine, newspaper, 
> office documents, maps, drawings, blueprints, but is not restricted
> to these kinds of documents.
> 2. It must define universal operations to these
documents, including
> create, view, modify, query, retrieve. 
> 3. It must be compatible with the W3C Extensible
Markup Language 
> (XML) v1.0 and W3C Namespaces in XML v1.0 specifications, 
> 4. It must deal with after-typesetting information
suitable for 
> presenting the document, 
> 5. It must be friendly to document related applications.
> 6. It must be cross-platform, program language
independent.
> Will you agree to the two proposed items or any
other ideas? Any 
> suggestion by the subject is welcome.
>  
> Thank you very much for your comments. 
>  
> Sincerely 
>  
> Pine Zhang
> UOML Alliance 
> Tel:+86-10-82331166-2413
> Cel:+86-13488717090
> Fax:+86-10-82332929
> Email:pine_zhang@sursen.com
>