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Groups - ODF Change Tracking: Analysis and Proposals Version 1.0 uploaded

From: Robin Cover <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:42:00 -0000

Note on visibility of ballots: OASIS TC ballots, as with all TC activities, are supposed to be visible to the public: at OASIS, we do technical work in public view. Unfortunately, the Kavi system sometimes generates URI references for ballots and other resources which are password-protected, creating the impression (for non-OASIS members) that the Consortium work is secret, or partly secret. So in this case, while Kavi may have generated a member-only URI [1], the public-view URI can be constructed: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=2161 So the comments for the ballot ("yes" and "no") are readable for everyone. Here's the recipe for matching public and member-only URIs; we urge TC members (and especially Chairs) to endeavor to use the public-access URI references so that all readers can access the resources. Publicly Accessible URIs http://docs.oasis-open.org/specGuidelines/ndr/namingDirectives.html#accessibleURIs "In support of the OASIS TC Process rules for public visibility of all TC resources, TC Members must be careful to select an appropriate form of a URI reference to ensure that a resource is publicly accessible from that URI reference. Member-only (private, password-protected) URI references created by OASIS tools must not be cited in TC mailing list messages or in any documents that may become public. In some cases, the mechanical transform from a member-only (private) URI to the correct public URI can be made by replacing the substring 'apps/org/workgroup/{tc-short-name}/' with 'committees'. Here are examples for documents, email messages, ballots, and calendar entries:... - Robin Robin Cover OASIS, Director of Information Services Editor, Cover Pages and XML Daily Newslink Email: [email protected] Staff bio: http://www.oasis-open.org/people/staff/robin-cover Cover Pages: http://xml.coverpages.org/ Newsletter: http://xml.coverpages.org/newsletterArchive.html Tel: +1 972-296-1783 [1] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/office/ballot.php?id=2161 (password required) http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=2161 (no password required) On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Robin LaFontaine < [email protected] > wrote: The consensus report did not pass the ballot: 6 YES, 4 NO, 2 ABSTAIN and 4 did not vote. To pass at least 50% of the voting members need to vote YES. Therefore an abstention or not voting counts the same as a NO vote (many members of the TC was not aware of this when the vote was made, myself included). Three members of the SC voted against it, and made comments, see: http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/office/ballot.php?id=2161 (you need to be a TC member to access these so I am not repeating the comments on this mailing list) I find this rather embarrassing as chairman when I thought we had consensus on the report. I based this on requests for comments on each draft report and as by draft 04 we had handled all the comments and there were no responses when I asked if anyone else had comments (see my email to the group 5th Dec 2011). It is difficult to run a group if members are too busy to review and respond to emails. I hope we can avoid this in future. We now need to wait for comments on the document from those who voted against it with the view to revising it so that we can get approval. Please bear in mind in those comments that the report is on the work we have done, it is not proposing any agreed approach, nor is it a requirements specification. The purpose is clearly outlined in the Abstract. Robin -- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Robin La Fontaine, Director, DeltaXML Ltd "Experts in information change" T: +44 1684 592 144 E: [email protected] http://www.deltaxml.com Registered in England 02528681 Reg. Office: Monsell House, WR8 0QN, UK --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] -- Robin Cover OASIS, Director of Information Services Editor, Cover Pages and XML Daily Newslink Email: [email protected] Staff bio: http://www.oasis-open.org/people/staff/robin-cover Cover Pages: http://xml.coverpages.org/ Newsletter: http://xml.coverpages.org/newsletterArchive.html Tel: +1 972-296-1783