Re: DITA Translation Subcommittee Meeting Minutes: 4 February 2007

Apologies, I attached the wrong minutes. These are the ones I meant to attach.
 
Gershon L Joseph
Director of Technology and Single Sourcing
Tech-Tav Documentation Ltd. 
Secretary, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Secretary, OASIS DITA Translation Subcommittee
Member, OASIS DocBook Technical Committee
 
+972-8-974-1569 (direct)
+972-57-314-1170 (mobile)
http://www.tech-tav.com

----- Original Message ----
> From: Gershon L Joseph <>
> To: DITA Translation SC <>
> Cc: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:20:31 PM
> Subject: DITA Translation Subcommittee Meeting Minutes: 4 February 2007
> 
> Hi
> 
all,
> 
> Please
> 
note
> 
that
> 
our
> 
next
> 
meeting
> 
will
> 
be
> 
on
> 
Monday
> 
25
> 
February
> 
at
> 
the
> 
usual
> 
time
> 
(8:00
> 
PT).
>  
> Gershon
> 
L
> 
Joseph
> Director
> 
of
> 
Technology
> 
and
> 
Single
> 
Sourcing
> Tech-Tav
> 
Documentation
> 
Ltd. 
> Secretary,
> 
OASIS
> 
DITA
> 
Technical
> 
Committee
> Secretary,
> 
OASIS
> 
DITA
> 
Translation
> 
Subcommittee
> Member,
> 
OASIS
> 
DocBook
> 
Technical
> 
Committee
>  
> +972-8-974-1569
> 
(direct)
> +972-57-314-1170
> 
(mobile)
> http://www.tech-tav.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> DITA
> 
Technical
> 
Committee
> 
Meeting
> 
Minutes:
> 
12
> 
February
> 
2008
> 
> Chaired
> 
by
> 
Don
> 
Day
> 

> Minutes
> 
recorded
> 
by
> 
Gershon
> 
Joseph
> 

> 
> The
> 
DITA
> 
Technical
> 
Committee
> 
met
> 
on
> 
Tuesday,
> 
12
> 
February
> 
2008
> 
at
> 
08:00am
> 
PT
> 
for
> 60
> 
minutes.
> 
> 1. 
> 
Roll
> 
call
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
We
> 
have
> 
quorum.
> 
> 2. 
> 
Approve
> 
minutes
> 
from
> 
previous
> 
business
> 
meeting:
>  
> 
 
> 
*
> 
date
> 
:
> 
5
> 
February
> 
2008
>  
> 
 
> 
*
> 
URL 
> 
:
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200802/msg00016.html
> 

> 
>  
> 
 
> 
Accepted
> 
by
> 
acclamation.
> 
> 3. 
> 
Business:
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>  
> 
 
> 
1. 
> 
Previously
> 
posted
> 
Translation
> 
SC
> 
documents--ready
> 
for
> 
approval
> 
next
> 
week?
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
1. 
> 
ITEM:
> 
Discussion
> 
of
> 
"Best
> 
Practice
> 
for
> 
Using
> 
the
> 
DITA
> 
Conref
> 
Attribute
> 
for
> 
Translation"
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
url 
> 
 
> 
:
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200710/msg00052.html
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lead 
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:
> 
Hackos
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notes
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: 
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> 
  
>  
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ACTION:
> 
Gershon
> 
to
> 
check
> 
with
> 
JoAnn
> 
for
> 
latest
> 
version
> 
of
> 
doc
> 
and
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
forward
> 
link
> 
to
> 
TC.
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
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2. 
> 
ITEM:
> 
Discussion
> 
of
> 
"Indexing
> 
Best
> 
Practice
> 
White
> 
Paper"
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
url 
> 
 
> 
:
> 
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/27049/IndexingBestPracticesWhi
> tePaper.doc
> 

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lead 
> 
:
> 
Hackos
>  
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> 
notes
> 
:
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200802/msg00009.html
> 
(Grosso)
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> 
 
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> 
  
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ACTION:
> 
Gershon
> 
to
> 
check
> 
with
> 
joAnn
> 
re
> 
latest
> 
version
> 
and
> 
addressing 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
of
> 
Paul's
> 
message. 
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
2. 
> 
ITEM:
> 
Need
> 
Clarification
> 
on
> 
Implications
> 
of
> 
Different
> 
List
> 
Markup
> 
Patterns 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200802/msg00011.html
> 

>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
(Kimber,
> 
no
> 
follow
> 
up)
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> 
 
> 
  
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> 
 
> 
Erik:
> 
Gershon
> 
asked
> 
is
> 
there
> 
a
> 
way
> 
to
> 
provide
> 
tighter
> 
topic
> 
DTDs
> 
by
> 
default
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
Discussion
> 
on
> 
whether
> 
the
> 
existing
> 
DTDs
> 
are
> 
really
> 
"bad"...
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
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> 
 
> 
Michael:
> 
I
> 
don't
> 
want
> 
to
> 
say
> 
current
> 
topic
> 
types
> 
are
> 
useful
> 
only
> 
for 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
specialization,
> 
but
> 
I
> 
agree
> 
there's
> 
a
> 
need
> 
for
> 
tighter
> 
DTDs.
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
Jeff:
> 
Add
> 
text
> 
that
> 
some
> 
organizations
> 
may
> 
want
> 
to
> 
enforce
> 
enforce
> 
a 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
stricter
> 
content
> 
model
> 
than
> 
the
> 
default
> 
topic
> 
types,
> 
and
> 
they
> 
can
> 
use 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
the
> 
constraints
> 
mechanism
> 
to
> 
achieve
> 
that.
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
Don
> 
suggested
> 
we
> 
provide
> 
tutorial
> 
on
> 
how
> 
to
> 
specialize
> 
a
> 
DTD
> 
via 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
constraints
> 
for
> 
office
> 
memos.
>  
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> 
Discussion...
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> 
Jeff
> 
encouraged
> 
Gershon/Eliot/etc
> 
to
> 
submit
> 
issues
> 
we
> 
want
> 
to
> 
raise
> 
in 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
the
> 
1.3
> 
spec.
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
Someone
> 
can
> 
take
> 
on
> 
the
> 
task
> 
of
> 
trying
> 
to
> 
find
> 
a
> 
spot
> 
where
> 
people
> 
can 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
submit
> 
DTDs/tutorials/samples/etc
> 
outside
> 
of
> 
the
> 
standards
> 
process
> 
but 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
where
> 
they
> 
could
> 
be
> 
shared.
>  
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> 
  
>  
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> 
 
> 
 
> 
Michael:
> 
That's
> 
what
> 
dita.xml.org
> 
is
> 
for.
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
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> 
 
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> 
ACTION:
> 
Gershon
> 
to
> 
add
> 
a
> 
placeholder
> 
for
> 
requirements
> 
(and
> 
later 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
specializations)
> 
for
> 
more
> 
constrained
> 
version
> 
of
> 
the
> 
DITA
> 
topics. 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
(Gershon
> 
noted
> 
he's
> 
under
> 
workload
> 
pressure
> 
and
> 
it
> 
will
> 
likely
> 
take
> 
him
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
a
> 
while
> 
to
> 
get
> 
to
> 
this
> 
AI.)
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
3. 
> 
ITEM:
> 
Organization
> 
of
> 
the
> 
DITA
> 
Specification
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
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1. 
> 
OASIS
> 
on
> 
statements
> 
of
> 
use
> 
vs
> 
implementations 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200802/msg00021.html
> 

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(Day)
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> 
Don
> 
mentioned
> 
that
> 
"statement
> 
of
> 
use"
> 
should
> 
be
> 
used
> 
instead
> 
of 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
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> 
"endorsement".
>  
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> 
 
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OASIS
> 
requires
> 
3
> 
uses
> 
or
> 
3
> 
organizations,
> 
as
> 
long
> 
as
> 
we
> 
provide
> 
3.
>  
> 
 
> 
 
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> 
  
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> 
Jeff:
> 
OASIS
> 
wants
> 
uses,
> 
and
> 
does
> 
not
> 
care
> 
if
> 
it's
> 
organizations
> 
or 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
implementations.
>  
> 
 
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> 
  
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> 
 
> 
 
> 
Michael
> 
stressed
> 
that
> 
we
> 
must
> 
get
> 
uses
> 
of
> 
new
> 
spec
> 
features.
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
2. 
> 
Conformance
> 
and
> 
Feature
> 
Optionality/Flexibility 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200802/msg00013.html
> 

>  
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> 
(Ogden
> 
and
> 
following)
>  
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> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
Revisit
> 
next
> 
week.
> 
Continue
> 
on-list.
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
3. 
> 
ITEM:
> 
Rethinking
> 
the
> 
DITA
> 
Reference
> 
Docs 
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200802/msg00014.html
> 

>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
(Kimber
> 
and
> 
following)
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
  
>  
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
 
> 
Revisit
> 
next
> 
week.
> 
Continue
> 
on-list.
> 
>  
> 
 
> 
4. 
> 
Please
> 
continue
> 
discussion
> 
on
> 
the
> 
list
> 
about
> 
"Test
> 
Environment
> 
for
> 
SC
> 
business" 
> 
> 4. 
> 
Announcements/Opens
> 
> 
>