DITA Technical Committee Meeting Minutes: 9 December 2008

DITA Technical Committee Meeting Minutes: 9 December 2008

Chaired by Gershon Joseph <>
Minutes recorded by Michael Priestley <>
Minutes edited and posted by Gershon Joseph <>

The DITA Technical Committee met on Tuesday, 2 December 2008 at 08:00am PT for
30 minutes.

Roll call (Regrets: Don, Kris)
  > We have quorum.

Approve minutes from previous business meetings:
  * http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200812/msg00004.html (2 Dec 2008)
  > Gershon: motioned to approve
  > Rob Frankland: seconded
  > Accepted by acclamation.

Subcommittee reports (as needed) 
  * OASIS DITA Translation Subcommittee 
  * OASIS DITA Learning Content Subcommittee 

  * OASIS DITA Machine Industry Subcommittee
    > Chris Kravogel:
    > Second face to face meeting at DITA Europe conference, including the 
    > 4 most active members.
    > 6 new interested members.
    > Planning new proposals for DITA 1.3 - should keep busy for next 2 years.

    > MP: Reminder to announce to dita-users re automotive interest
    > CK: Will announce - there was a call for participation for automotive 
    > industry at DITA Europe, but no new activity.

  * OASIS DITA Semiconductor Information Design Subcommittee (Jae, following Chris) 
  * OASIS DITA for Enterprise Business Documents Subcommittee 
  * OASIS DITA Help Subcommittee 
  * OASIS DITA for Technical Standards 
  * OASIS DITA Adoption TC 

Business: 

1.  ITEM: DITA 1.2 Specification Review Assignments 
    * http://wiki.oasis-open.org/dita/Draft_DITA_1.2_Specification_Review_Assignments 

    * Action check: Don to contact Erik Hennum about his overview on controlled values. 
    * Action check: Kris to email reminder to Eliot (which elements are for specialization?) 

    > Both deferred since interested parties absent

2.  ITEM: Cascading/Inheritance of default values 
    * http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200810/msg00009.html (Ogden) 
    * deferred from last week 

    > deferred again since Jeff still not here

3.  ITEM: Review 1.2 list for items that should be considered for 1.3 
    * Update the DITA 1.3 list on the Wiki (Gershon) 
    * Action check: Gershon to add his research into the DITA 1.3 Proposals table. 

    > Gershon has started working on it.
    > Also found some dropped action items - will suggest to Don that we create 
    > a separate Wiki page for action items so that they don't get lost - can 
    > do at same time as review of past minutes for dropped/missing 1.3 
    > proposals
    > CONTINUED.

4.  ITEM: "DITA goes Nuclear" thread 
    * Is anyone else in the nuclear industry using DITA? 
    * If yes, where should specialization go? 
    * Revisit this week 

    > Still exploring first option - seeing if nuclear industry association 
    > interested in running standardization process
    > CONTINUED.

5.  Closed ITEM: Keyref not sufficient for general indirection 
    * Action check: Gershon to add this to 1.3 list and include a link to 
      Eliot's email that states the requirements). 

    > Action closed - added to 1.3 list of features

Ongoing checks: 

1.  ITEM: OASIS hosting of a Web GUI 
    * Review progress 

    > Jarno has posted code, Robert to review
    > CONTINUED.

2.  ITEM: Request for input on DITA 1.2 use: 
    * Status of DITA OT 1.5 reference implementation of 1.2 features: 
      * http://dita.xml.org/wiki/plans-for-dita-ot-15 
    * Note new list below for collecting affirmations of use. 
    > Reminder that we need these affirmations - or function won't make it onto 1.2
    > Gershon: will take reminder to DITA Adoption TC as well.

--Meeting adjourned--