Jira notices and entering new issues and commenting on existing issues

All --

    

    Dave Holmberg and I spent considerable time going through issues and
    moving to "Resolved" (which means "the TC agrees or not") for the
    Wednesday meeting - April 13.

    

    Some issues are attached to releases in the future, some to the
    past, so the next set will align those with the actual release
    schedule.

    

    Please look at issues assigned to you; we're trying to get them
    properly assigned to people who need to comment on them, but feel
    free to comment on any issue through state Applied.

    

    As discussions mature on the list, the summaries and information for
    decisions need to move to Jira.

    

    If it isn't in Jira, it's unlikely to be fixed - so please don't say
    "I mentioned that on the email list X weeks ago." Put it in Jira so
    we can address it.

    

    

    

    If you're entering an issue, please do the following:

    

    (a) Enter your name in the "Environment" field

    

    (b) Select the appropriate version - right now wd22

    

    (c) Select the correct component(s)

    

    (d) make sure there's enough context to find what you describe
    (e.g., schema file XYZ line 234, or PDF spec line 567).

    

    (e) please do NOT reference the word documents; they're not there
    for review but to maintain the "editable version" stream that OASIS
    requires.  Do feel free to use the "doc-with-changes" but NOT to
    reference line numbers; there's no simple relationship and its a
    burden on other commenters and those who implement the changes to
    have to look in multiple documents to figure out what you mean.

    

    (f) Just to emphasize that point, NEVER point to a line number in a
    word doc. Word paginates and assigns line numbers differently
    depending on the printer YOU have configured, which is pretty
    certainly not the printer I or the editor have configured.

    

    (g) Leave "Fix Version" set to the next WD.  When we do it right
    (that's usually me) the issues that aren't finished for WDx are
    moved forward to WDx+1.  When I don't do it right we get (as we have
    right now) 6 issues to be fixed in wd19. When we decide to apply the
    resolutions, the fixed version will be updated. We need that correct
    for the issues logs.

    

    

    

    If you're commenting on an issue, please follow (d) and (e) and (f).

    

    

    

    Thanks!

    

    Dave H and Bill C

    
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