List Proposal Vote Deadline on Wednesday

Hi all,

This morning i cast my "List Enhancement Proposal" vote, and noticed
that voting closes on Wednesday, May 2nd.  Of the 10 TC members
eligible, as of this morning only five have voted.  

The web page for casting your vote is at:

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/office/ballot.php?id=1281

This has been a long and often contentious discussion.  It's also one
of the most documented discussions the TC has ever recorded.  So much
so that if ever the public wanted to know how things really work with
the ODF specification, it's here for all to see.  

To personally keep track of things, i've kept my own collection of
important documents that might be of help to anyone still working their
way through the issues.  Please keep in mind that these documents were
selected from the TC discussion list for my own reference purposes and
collaborative discussions (ala google docs).

Resources:

  
Novell
Final Candidate :: List Enhancement Proposal

  
Sun/KOffice
Final Candidate :: Proposal to Enhance & Clarify Lists
  

  
ODF
1.2 List Proposal : Submitted
by Florian Reuter 

  
Comparative
Evaluation Template for the ODF 1.2 List Proposals

  
Detailed
explanation of Novell's response to the Evaluation Template comparing
the two List Enhancement Proposals

  
Background
Notes on the List Enhancement Proposals

  
Sun/KOffice ::
Statement of Comparative Differences in List Proposals

While i'm as
anxious as anyone to put this issue behind us, i think there are some
really good things that came out of this most difficult discussion.  I
posted my comments with my vote primarily out of concern that the
public might at some future date dig into certain aspects of the eMail
discourse, and miss the bigger picture.  It's no secret that many of
our critics monitor everything that takes place in the TC and Sub C's,
and the List Enhancement Proposal discussion in particular is rich with
material.  No other issue in the history of the TC has involved this
much work and impassioned exchange.  IMHO, the dynamics at work here
reach far beyond the technical issues of the ODF list model, and if
there's ever a time to have your say and go on the record concerning
these larger dynamics, it's now.

So what i'm asking the TC for now is that we close this issue with the
same vigor and attentiveness that sparked such a passionate debate
between the application developers involved.  They have earned the
consideration many times over.  

Hope this helps,

~ge~

  
    

      Voter
      Company
      Vote
      Reference Document and/or Comment
    

    

      
      
 Robert
Weir

      
      
      
IBM

      
      
      
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 Helen
Yue

      
      
      
IBM

      
      
      
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 Patrick
Durusau*

      
      
      
Individual

      
      
      
 --

      
      
      
 

      
    

    

      
      
 David
Faure*

      
      
      
KDE e.V*

      
      
      
 (A) Oliver's/Thomas' proposal

      
      
      
 

      
    

    

      
      
 Florian
Reuter

      
      
      
Novell*

      
      
      
 --

      
      
      
 

      
    

    

      
      
 Michael
Brauer

      
      
      
Sun Microsystems

      
      
      
 (A) Oliver's/Thomas' proposal

      
      
      
 

      
    

    

      
      
 Lars
Oppermann

      
      
      
Sun Microsystems

      
      
      
 (A) Oliver's/Thomas' proposal

      
      
      
 

      
    

    

      
      
 Eike
Rathke

      
      
      
Sun Microsystems

      
      
      
 (A) Oliver's/Thomas' proposal

      
      
      
 

      
    

    

      
      
 Gary
Edwards

      
      
      
The OpenDocument Foundation, Inc.*

      
      
      
 (B) Florian's proposal

      
      
      
Hi
all,
I'm voting in favor of the Novell List Enhancement Proposal, and
welcome this opportunity to explain my decision as well as comment on
the process. We arrive at this decision after mon

      
    

    

      
      
 David
Wheeler

      
      
      
The OpenDocument Foundation, Inc.*

      
      
      
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