Re: proposal to form promotion and liaison SC

Hi all, this is the official motion to form the SC in the TC meeting tomorrow,

Feel free to propose changes

Best regards

dF 

XLIFF Promotion and Liaison SC Charter

Preambel

This Charter has been proposed to the XLIFF TC meeting as a
necessary prerequisite for forming the said SC via a TC motion

Scope

XLIFF Promotion and Liaison SC is mandated by the TC to
coordinate XLIFF promotion on industrial and academic forums and to coordinate
liaison activities of the TC with other standardization bodies.

1.      
SC is mandated to coordinate and facilitate
activities around OASIS organizational ballot to accept XLIFF 2.0 (and
subsequent) Committee Specification as an OASIS standard as soon this becomes
imminent.

2.      
SC can decide on promotional activities at its
own discretion. SC may seek advise or help of the TC re promotional activities.

3.      
SC is mandated to organize an International
XLIFF Symposium exactly once a year (preferably in September)

4.      
SC needs TC approval to initiate official
liaison talks with any other body. SC needs TC approval for finally negotiated
conditions of liaison to actually form the liaison relationship.

5.      
XLIFF Promotion and Liaison SC is mandated by
the TC to follow the developments of other localization or otherwise related
standards and relevant standardization bodies.

6.      
The standards of special interest are the
following, but not limited to the following

·        
LISA OSCSAR TMX and its successors

·        
LISA OSCAR and ISO TBX and its successors

·        
LISA OSCAR SRX and its successors

·        
The Unicode Standard

·        
Unicode CLDR

·        
UAX #29

·        
W3C ITS

·        
OASIS DITA

7.      
The standardization bodies and Technical
Committees and Work Groups are the following but not limited to the following

·        
W3C

o  
Internationalization activity

·        
The Unicode Consortium

o  
ULI TC

·        
OASIS OAXAL TC

·        
OASIS DITA TC

·        
ISO TC 37

·        
ETSI ISG LIS

1.      
 

2.      
 

3.      
 

4.      
 

5.      
 

6.      
 

7.      
Other interest groups and initiatives such as

·        
LT-Web

·        
META-NET

·        
GALA

·        
TAUS

·        
Interoperability Now!

·        
Localization World Conference

·        
tcworld conference

Background

In 2008/2009
there was a discussion whether XLIFF TC needs a separate subcommittee for
adoption/promotion which resulted in informally appointing
Peter Reynolds and David Filip to keep an eye on these things on behalf of the
committee. The LISA implosion and increasing political activity preceding the
imminent advent of 2.0 just blew up these things beyond the proportion that the
TC had been used to in the calm period between 2006 and 2009.

The TC perception and consensus is that this SC is
needed at least until the status of TMX and SRX is resolved. And even if these
are resolved quickly, the SC will need to work on and for OASIS organizational
ballots, XLIFF Symposium stuff, and formal liaisons with owners of related
standards.

Although most of TC members are rightfully bored
with non-technical discussions that are slowing down the technical progress,
the best technical specification needs at least some political work to get
broadly discussed, voted through in a historically short time frame, and most
importantly adopted quickly and enthusiastically..

..

Nevertheless, it should be possible to put this SC
to sleep some time late in 2012, after 2.0 and a few modules will have been successfully
pushed through OASIS organizational ballots, and the SC should be mandated
accordingly with clear goals drawing from the above and/or for a limited time
frame..

Deliverables

The SC will produce at least one report monthly that will be
presented on one of the regular TC meetings.

Timeline and priorities

The SC is to be formed by a ballot to take place in the
regular TC meeting on 19th July 2011.

This motion if passed will mandate the SC to work for
12months and to produce at least 12 Promotion and Liaison reports that be shortly
presented on regular TC meetings.

The formation of this SC has been driven by need to manage
TC relationships in a complicated time of development of the 2.0 XLIFF standard
and other related standards being in flux or on legally unsure grounding. After
12 months the SC needs to re-evaluate if it is still needed, and eventually
adjust this Charter.

Success Criteria

·        
TC has successfully managed its relationships
with other standards so that related standards can be safely and effectively
referenced in the Committee spec as needed.

·        
International XLIFF Symposium organized each
September

·        
XLIFF 2.0 and subsequent specs voted through
OASIS organizational ballot within 6 weeks after public review feedback has
been implemented.

Dr. David Filip
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On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 17:41, Dr. David Filip <> wrote:

Hi all,

hearing the discussion in the last minutes of the meeting today, I propose to set up XLIFF promotion and liaison SC.

This might seem bureaucratic but I believe that it is the one solution that should please all, because:

1) Attendance will be optional for TC members (required from subcommittee members) as SC meeting attendance obviously does not affect TC voting rights
2) SC will be able to vote on its own quorum and bring most important issues up for voting, never taking more than 10min from the TC meeting

3) monthly SC with published minutes will ensure the proper transparency of discussions. 
4) As Helena pointed out, quick ad hoc meetings might be needed, and that should be OK, as the smaller group should be able to act more flexibly if needed..

Background Info:
Back in 2008/2009 there was a discussion whether we need a separate subcommittee for adoption/promotion which resulted in appointing Peter and I to keep an eye on these things on behalf of the committee. The LISA implosion and increasing political activity preceding the imminent advent of 2.0 just blew up these things beyond the proportion that the TC had been used to in the calm period between 2006 and 2009.

I personally think that we need this SC at least until the status of TMX and SRX is resolved. And even if these are resolved quickly, the SC will need to work on and for OASIS organizational ballots, XLIFF Symposium stuff, and formal liaisons with owners of related standards.

I see a need of having at least the following: ULI liaison, ISO TC37, and ETSI ISG LIS liaison. we should also informally liaise and coordinate with GALA, TAUS and European Commission..

Although most of the people are rightfully bored with non-technical discussions that is slowing dow the technical progress, the best technical spec needs some political work to get broadly discussed, voted through in a historically short time frame, and most importantly adopted quickly and enthusiastically..

..
This said, I think that it should be possible to put the SC to sleep some time late in 2012, after we have pushed the 2.0 and a few modules through OASIS organizational ballots, and the SC should be mandated accordingly with clear goals drawing from the above and/or for a limited time frame..

Thanks for your attention
dF
Dr. David Filip
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University of Limerick, Ireland

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