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>> Thinking about it further, it also doesn't seem reasonable to
>> require that something be a standard before the TC can consider it.
>> To be of most value to vendors and to promote best interop, it seems
>> obvious to me to work on standards which are not yet finalized.
>> Surely the best point at which to raise interop concerns with a
>> standard is before it's finalized/ratified?
>>
>
> That would be ideal, I think. OASIS encourages co-implementation during the
> development of a standard. In fact, a TC must point to successful uses of a
> draft before it can be eligible for vote as an OASIS Standard. So although
> it would be bad to release a conformance test before the corresponding ODF
> standard is approved,
Not bad. Impossible. Co-implementation? No.
Please test this. I can't tell you what it is, but please test this.
Nonsense
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