On 04/13/2006 03:32 PM, Patrick Durusau wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> At a meeting of the ODF Metadata SC the issue came up about getting
> non-OASIS members to post use cases and other feedback to the TC.
>
> The only mechanism now is the comment form.
>
> One of the participants mentioned that the W3C handles that by sending
> the IP notice as part of the subscription confirmation.
Patrick, a clarification, please: what subscription is being confirmed
by that mechanism?
>
> That seems like an easier way to handle the IP notice and gets members
> of the public into the discussion loop.
>
> The SC is looking for the easiest way possible, consistent with the
> required IP notice to get feedback. The reasoning being that is it
> easier to market a standard or technology that is what people are
> interested in using than something that we are interested in marketing.
>
> I haven't done email adminstration in years but that seems like it would
> be fairly easy to implement and would cover all the necessary IP notices.
>
> Hope everyone is having a great day!
>
> Patrick
>
> PS: The next ODF Metadata meeting is Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 11 AM.
> Please join us!
>
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