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“but for the time being DITA and DocBook processing will
continue to be handled by the TCs using those environments.”

 

Are you anticipating that an entity other than TC would be
handling the processing?

Best
regards,

Kris

Kristen
James Eberlein l DITA Architect and Technical
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From: Mary McRae
[mailto:] 

Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:24 PM

To: Kristen Eberlein

Cc: Grosso, Paul; DITA Adoption TC

Subject: Re: [dita-adoption] "Tools and DITA-Awareness" white
paper published

 

Hi Kris,

 

 The DITA TC folks are fine; I've already sent JoAnn
the changes needed for White Papers. There will likely be one small footer
change for Standards Track Work Products but for the time being DITA and
DocBook processing will continue to be handled by the TCs using those
environments. Once the dust settles and we have some on-the-ground experience
with the changes I'll let the DITA and DocBook folks know what changes will be
required (if any) as well as any changes with regard to processing. If either
TC intends to start creating Non-Standards Track Work Products other than White
Papers, there's a number of differences in the Note template, but again, this
is a brand new process and I want to get the bugs worked out before sending you
a list that is likely to change on a pretty frequent basis for at least the
first month or two.

 

  My goal is to make this as painless as possible
for everyone involved.

 

Regards,

 

Mary

 

 

On Oct 17, 2010, at 10:02 PM, Kristen Eberlein wrote:

Hi, Mary.

 

Regarding the information in the detailed walkthrough:

 

“Working Drafts must use the template that will be prepared
by TC Administration and returned to the TC.”

 

What is this template and where is it documented?

Best regards,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein l DITA Architect and Technical Specialist l SDL Structured Content Technologies
Division l (t) + 1 (919) 682-2290 l 

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From: Mary McRae
[mailto:] 

Sent: Sunday, October 17,
2010 9:46 PM

To: Kristen Eberlein

Cc: Grosso, Paul; DITA
Adoption TC

Subject: Re:
[dita-adoption] "Tools and DITA-Awareness" white paper published

 

Sure; I also sent a note to all TC members ()
last Thursday; if you didn't get it please let me know since it's one of those
automated lists that's supposed to go to everyone who is a Member in a TC.

 

The new policy is here: 

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process-2010-07-28.php

FAQs are here: 

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process-faq.php

A detailed walk-through of the new Work Product lifecycle is
here: 

http://docs.oasis-open.org/TChandbook/Reference/WorkProductLifecycle.html

 

Regards,

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:29 PM, Kristen Eberlein wrote:

Hi, Mary.

 

Can you post a link to the new TC processes so all members can
have the official link? Thanks.

Best regards,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein l DITA Architect and Technical Specialist l SDL Structured Content Technologies
Division l (t) + 1 (919) 682-2290 l 

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From: Mary McRae
[mailto:] 

Sent: Sunday, October 17,
2010 9:15 PM

To: Kristen Eberlein

Cc: Grosso, Paul; DITA
Adoption TC

Subject: Re:
[dita-adoption] "Tools and DITA-Awareness" white paper published

 

Hi everyone,

 

  Kris and Paul both bring up great points - and
we've done just that. From now on any and all White Papers must be produced on
the non-Standards Track. All approved work products will be maintained on docs.oasis-open.org.
There will be a mandatory 30-day review before something can be considered
final and approved as a Committee Note. OASIS Staff will update the TC's home
page and Kavi document repository when the files are available on docs.oasis-open.org.

 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

 

Regards,

 

Mary

 

Mary P McRae

Director, Standards Development

Technical Committee Administrator

Member Section Administrator

OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society

email:  

web: www.oasis-open.org

twitter: @fiberartisan  #oasisopen

phone: 1.603.232.9090

 

Standards are like parachutes: they work best when they're open.

 

 

On Oct 17, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Kristen Eberlein wrote:

Paul brings up a very good point.

 

We’ve talked previously about having a formal process for
publishing white papers. Since publishing white papers has been the primary
activity of the TC this past year. I think it would be smart to put an official
policy in place.

 

Here is the URL for a previous list post about this:

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/dita-adoption/email/archives/201003/msg00010.html

 

Let’s put this on the agenda for a future TC meeting.

 

And I do apologize for publicizing this white paper too quickly.

Best regards,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein l DITA Architect and Technical Specialist l SDL Structured Content Technologies
Division l (t) + 1 (919) 682-2290 l 

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From: Grosso, Paul
[mailto:] 

Sent: Sunday, October 17,
2010 12:18 PM

To: DITA Adoption TC

Subject: RE:
[dita-adoption] "Tools and DITA-Awareness" white paper published

 

We all have other jobs and real lives.  No one is suggesting
that we put our OASIS TC work ahead of everything else.  I realize I spend
a lot less time on DITA TC work than some others, and I very much appreciate
the time that is put in by you who do.  (I spend more time on W3C work,
and in the past I've spent much more on standards--I was the CTO for OASIS [n嶪
SGML Open] for its first 5 years driving its entire standards process.)

 

However, we should develop a better process here.  It's wrong
for something to be announced publicly when it isn't listed on the TC's
official home page.  It wasn't the email to the DITA Adoption TC saying
the document was available that triggered my concern, but the email  that I feel shouldn't have been sent
until we had everything properly listed on the TC's home page.

 

I'd like to suggest that, in the future, when we approve something
for publication, we hold off announcing it until we have it entered properly in
all the various places.

 

paul

 

 

From: Joann Hackos
[mailto:] 

Sent: Saturday, 2010
October 16 17:12

To: Gosso, Paul; DITA
Adoption TC

Subject: Re:
[dita-adoption] "Tools and DITA-Awareness" white paper published

 

I thought I already said that I needed a
few days to get to this. It’s there now. I have to put it on the TC Members page
before it appears on the non-members page. One mirrors the other. You don’t
post it at all on the non-members page.

The TC Members page can only be edited by Gershon, Rodolfo, and myself. 

I actually have full-time responsibility at the company, I have grandchildren
visiting this weekend, and I’m leaving for Shanghai on Monday. Sometimes I get
busy.

JoAnn

On 10/15/10 9:29 AM, "Paul Grosso" <> wrote:

If it's published, why isn't it listed at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=dita-adoption#expository

 

paul

 

From: Kristen Eberlein [mailto:] 

Sent: Thursday, 2010
October 14 20:50

To: DITA Adoption TC

Subject: [dita-adoption]
"Tools and DITA-Awareness" white paper published

The OASIS DITA Adoption Committee has published a new white paper about “Tools
and DITA-Awareness.” The white paper is authored by Su-Laine Yeo, JustSystems
Canada, and you can download it from http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/39829/Tools_and_DITA-Awareness.pdf

Best
regards,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein l DITA
Architect and Technical Specialist l SDL Structured Content Technologies
Division l (t) + 1 (919) 682-2290 l  <mailto:> 

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