Request for an OASIS ballot to approve XLIFF 1.2 as an OASIS Standard

Title: Message

Hello 
Mary,

 

Per the affirmative 
ballot of the XLIFF Technical Committee, "Submit Specifications for OASIS 
Standard Vote" (http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/xliff/ballot.php?id=1392), 
I ask that you initiate an OASIS ballot to pass XLIFF 1.2 as an OASIS 
Standard.  

 

Please accept the 
following, per the requirement outlined in the TC Process section 3.4: 

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#s3.4

 

(a) Committee 
Specifications and appropriate supplemental documentation 

 

XLIFF 1.2 Committee 
Specification 
 - (HTML) http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/xliff-core/xliff-core.html 

 - (PDF) http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/xliff-core/xliff-core.pdf 

 

XLIFF Schemas 

 - Strict http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/cs02/xliff-core-1.2-strict.xsd 

 - Transitional 
http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/cs02/xliff-core-1.2-transitional.xsd 

 

XLIFF Related 
Documents (*Mary, please move the representation guides to these URL*) 

 - Representation Guide for HTML - http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/xliff-profile-html/pr02/xliff-profile-html.html 

 - 
Representation Guide for Java Resource Bundles - http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/xliff-profile-java/pr02/xliff-profile-java.html 

 - 
Representation Guide for Gettext PO - http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/xliff-profile-po/pr02/xliff-profile-po.html 

 

(b) Editable version 
of all files that are a part of the specification 

 - See the links above to the HTML version 
of the Specification and Representation Guides 

(c) 
Certification of XML validity (schemas, and samples) 

 - TC certifies XML validity 

(d) A clear 
English-language summary of the specification 

 

The XLIFF 1.2 
Specification defines the XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF). The 
purpose of this vocabulary is to store localizable data and carry it from one 
step of the localization process to the other, while allowing interoperability 
between tools. 

 

The specification is 
tool-neutral, supports the entire localization process, and supports common 
software, document data formats, and mark-up languages. The specification 
provides an extensibility mechanism to allow the development of tools compatible 
with an implementer's data formats and workflow requirements. The extensibility 
mechanism provides controlled inclusion of information not defined in the 
specification. 

 

(e) Statement of the 
relationship of this specification to similar work of other OASIS TCs or other 
standards developing organizations 

 

 - 
XLIFF is an XML-based vocabulary (http://www.w3.org/XML/). 

 

 - 
XLIFF is represented in the DITA Translation Subcommittee, and 
will be featured in a translation best practices document (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=dita-translation). 

 

 - 
XLIFF has a working relationship with LISA/OSCAR standards related 
to Translation and Localization (http://www.lisa.org/), and is a requirement for 
several LISA standards like 

 

 - - TMX (http://www.lisa.org/standards/tmx/), 
Support XLIFF inline markup in TMX 2.0 is in progress at this moment (draft 
posted for public review). 

 

 - - GMX-V (http://www.lisa.org/standards/gmx/), 
XLIFF is a requirement 

 

 - - xml:tm (http://www.lisa.org/standards/xmltm/), 
XLIFF is a requirement 

 

(f) Statements of 
Use 

 

 - Lionbridge Inc.- http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff/200709/msg00000.html 

 - SDL International - http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff/200709/msg00001.html 

 - OSCAR, LISA - http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff/200709/msg00002.html 

 - 
Idiom Technologies Inc.- http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff/200709/msg00003.html 

 - 
Localisation Research Centre (LRC), University of 
Limerick - http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff/200709/msg00004.html 

 

(g) Public Review 
announcements and dates 

 

 - 
60 day (14 July 2006, and ends 12 September 2006) 
 http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200607/msg00002.html 

 

 - 
15 day (5 January 2007, and ends 20 January 
2007) http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200701/msg00003.html 

 

 - 
15 day (2 May 2007, and ends 17 May 2007) most 
recent public review http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200705/msg00003.html 

 

 - 
comment (May 3 2007)- http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff-comment/200705/msg00000.html 

 - - 
resolution - In next release, 
reference to XML URL will not refer to a specific edition 

(h) An account 
of and results of the voting to approve the specification as a Committee 
Specification 

 

Opening: Monday, 16 
July 2007 - Closing: Monday, 23 July 2007 
Yes: 10, No: 0, Abstain: 0 
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/xliff/ballot.php?id=1338 

 

(i) An account of or 
pointer to votes and comments received in any earlier 
attempts

 - N/A (no comments on earlier 
votes) 

(j) A pointer to 
the publicly visible comments archive 

 

 - http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff-comment/ 

 

(k) A pointer to any 
minority reports delivered by one or more Members 

 - Chairs certify that no 
minority report exists