Re: [search-ws] RE: Search WS TC "Discussion Document"

Mary - we are ready to release the "Discussion 
Document".  I wasn't sure of the procedure on my end but I have 
uploaded the document in two (identical) forms, pdf and word:

 

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/search-ws/download.php/25956/search%20ws%20discussion%20document%20nov%202.pdf 

 

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/search-ws/download.php/25957/search%20ws%20discussion%20document%20nov%202.doc

 

Let me know if there is anything else I need to do, 
and if not please proceed to release it.

 

Here is a note that can be included:

'This document: "Search Web Services Version 1.0  - Discussion Document - 2 November 
2007", was prepared by the OASIS Search Web 
Services TC as a strawman proposal, for public review, intended to generate 
discussion and interest. It has no official status; it is not a Committee Draft. 
The specification is based on the SRU (Search Retrieve via URL) specification 
which can be found at http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/. It is expected that 
this standard, when published, will deviate from SRU. How much it will deviate 
cannot be predicted at this time. The fact that the SRU spec is used as a 
starting point for development should not be cause for concern that this might 
be an effort to rubberstamp or fasttrack SRU. The committee hopes to preserve 
the useful features of SRU, eliminate those that are not considered useful, and 
add features that are not in SRU but are considered useful. The committee has 
decided to request OASIS to release this as a discussion document. Detailed 
review of this document is premature at this point and is not requested; 
feedback on the functionality and approach is solicited.   Feedback is 
requested by December 7.'

Thanks.

 

--Ray

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Mary McRae" <>

To: "'Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress'" 
<>

Cc: "'Patrick Gannon'" <>; 
"'James Bryce Clark'" <>; 
"'Scott McGrath'" <>; "'Carol Geyer'" <>; 
<>; <>

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:48 
AM

Subject: [search-ws] RE: Search WS TC "Discussion 
Document"

> Hi Ray,
> 
>   Congratulations! While we have a 
formal review required of specifications, the
> TC is always able to 
request an informal review at any time for any length of
> time. The Code 
List TC did this earlier this year with their requirements
> document; 
I've just announced a similar review for the Open Document Format
> 
Accessibility Guidelines. If there's something particular you'd like to 
include
> in the message (such as the type of feedback you're looking for) 
I'd be happy to
> include it. The TC is also welcome to set the time limit 
although I would
> suggest at least 30 days to get the word out).
> 

> Regards,
> 
> Mary
> 
> > -----Original 
Message-----
> > From: Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress 
[mailto:]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:22 
AM
> > To: Mary McRae
> > Cc: 'Patrick Gannon'; 'James Bryce 
Clark'; 'Scott McGrath'; Carol Geyer;
> > ; 
> 
> Subject: Search WS TC "Discussion Document"
> > 
> > Mary 
- Our TC is developing what we're calling a "Strawman" or "Discussion"
> 
> document.
> > 
> > (It is not ready for release but there 
is a draft at:
> > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/search-
> > 
ws/download.php/25679/search%20ws%20spec%20strawman.doc)
> > 
> 
> We have a conference call scheduled for tomorrow and we hope to finalize 
it
> > then.  The document  is not intended as a Committee 
Draft,  but we will
> > want
> > to release it in some 
form or another, as a "Discussion Document"  to
> > solicit 
feedback from the community on the direction we're taking; what
> > 
features should be dropped, retained, or added.  (We don't want a 
"Review",
> > which might result in many specific technical comments 
that would be
> > premature at this stage.)
> > 
> > 
How should we proceed?  We realize that the OASIS formal review 
procedure
> > kicks in only when we have a Committee Draft and we're a 
long way from
> > that.
> > Could OASIS release this as a 
"Discussion Document"?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 
> --Ray