ULI and XLIFF TC Scope: Voting Action Required

[Helena S Chapman <hchapman@us.ibm.com>]

Hi. Just had a call with Yves, Christian,
David F, David W, Steven, Lucia, and Peter. I want to summarize the conversation.
Essentially, we agreed that segmentation standards should be worked on
within the new Unicode ULI TC: 

        1. TR29 specifying the definition and types
of textual segmentation rules that applies across the entire life cycle
of content, not just during translation phase. 
        2. SRX being the interchange standards for
#1. 
        3. CLDR to publish language specific segmentation
behavior. Following the core/module concept, the specialty module would
not be expected to be 100% interoperable. However, core should.

Additionally, we also discussed memory
standards. The consensus is that though this is needed, we will not consider
this be a focus area for the new Unicode TC except for the areas that intersect
with segmentation. Helena proposed that memory standard is better off not
be within the XLIFF TC but should be under OASIS. David F and Peter expressed
though initially it may get started under XLIFF and then move off to a
new TC under OASIS if there is enough engagement. This is up for discussion
in the future.

Helena will be asking for the liaison
membership between Unicode and OASIS to Scott McGrath and she will rep
the Unicode side. Yves suggested that he is too busy to take this on. David
F has volutneered to be the XLIFF rep to Unicode. Bryan, we need to vote
on this and preferably if we can do so by email to save time on the meeting.
I vote yes. Others please also respond by replying to this note by end
of day EDT Tuesday May 9th of your preference.

The wider call for participation for
the new ULI TC will go out next week. 

Best regards, 

Helena Shih Chapman
Globalization Technologies and Architecture
+1-720-396-6323 or T/L 938-6323
Waltham, Massachusetts