Report to UOML-x TC on ISO.IEC JTC1 progress

[James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>]

This is an interim report to the UOML-X TC on our OASIS submission 
arrangements with ISO/IEC JTC1, which you've asked to use for UOML v1.

Earlier this year, I reported to you about JTC1's wide-ranging 
debates over how external submissions like the "PAS" submissions 
from OASIS are handled.

Since then, the JTC1 leadership has asked us to visit with the 
leaders of one relevant subcommittee, SC34, which we have done in a 
series of meetings.  Alex Wang and I also confirmed with JTC1 that 
JTC1 is likely to use SC34 as its expert subcommittee for handling a 
UOML submission.

In our dialogue with the SC34 and JTC1 leaders, we worked out some 
possible basic rules for future handling of all versions, errata, 
and similar deliverables.  These areas were not previously clear. 
Those recommendations are being provided both to JTC1 (who will act 
to formally accept them in June or thereabouts).  Shortly, I expect 
to hear back an official report from the just-completed SC34 
meetings in Prague, where they were planning to endorse those 
principles.  Unofficially, I believe they agreed. .

At the same time, we are working on the same issues with the OASIS 
Board of Directors, who created a committee to review and revise our 
own rules for these submissions.  Our work with that committee 
should be done within a month, and I will report it to you.  It is 
my hope that they will adopt the same basic  principles that JTC1 
plans to recommend.  So far the two groups seem to be converging 
nicely on common solutions.  The Board is considering what other 
rules and requirements it wishes to apply, because our Liaison 
Policy (covering external submissions) has not been reviewed for 
several years.  We also should know shortly whether any other rules 
or plans will come from that review.

We have a helpful draft from the committee leaders on the proposed 
Submission Report.  I am separately sending a few questions about 
that material to its authors.  Those issues also will be reported to 
this committee shortly.

Thank you again for all of the work that you are contributing to 
UOML and global open standards.

Kind regards  Jamie

~ James Bryce Clark
~ Director of Standards Development, OASIS
~ http://www.oasis-open.org/who/staff.php#clark