robert_weir at us.ibm.com wrote:
> I'd suggest initially contributing the OpenFormula specification by
> uploading to the subcommittee's document repository. At that point it
> is something the subcommittee can properly view and consider. I'd be
> hesitant to have the entire subcommittee reading and reviewing a
> document which is not yet formally under the TC's IPR policy, so that
> initial step is essential. Then, as I think we agreed to before, we can
> have a couple of calls to review the scope and content of OpenFormula.
> And then, we can come to an informed consensus on how we transition
> OpenFormula to the Wiki as the base document for our work.
Fair enough. The OpenFormula specification (in .odt and .html formats),
and the automatically generated test suite, are now posted.
I have the copyright, and grant the OpenDocument TC the rights to use
this to develop a specification should they choose to, per the
OASIS OpenDocument TC IPR.
My goal in doing this is that I want there to be an open standard
for spreadsheets that is implementable by all.
Go to:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/office-formula/
and look at the "Documents" section.
Repeat: There is NO commitment to use
this specification as a base document; that's something
the SC needs to discuss. I hope it will be useful, of course,
but my goal is that there BE a spec... not that it be the
base document. But I think it's useful, and hope others agree.
--- David A. Wheeler
