[odf-discuss] ODF Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance TC

[robert_weir at us.ibm.com]

odf-discuss-bounces at opendocumentfellowship.com wrote on 05/06/2008 
04:51:16 PM:

> Bart Hanssens wrote:
> >> If there is anybody out there that would be willing to contribute to
> >> such an effort, let me know ...
> > 
> > Well uhm, yes, the OASIS Adoption TC :-)
> > 
> > http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/odf-adoption/200804/msg00014.html
> 
> My understanding is that they are geared toward marketing ODF right now. 

> To my knowledge, there is no TC or SC that is working on a test suite. 
> What Rob seems to be saying in this post is that he would like "someone" 

> (an existing TC or a new TC) to take on that job.
> 

It is actually a little more than that.  What I said in that ODF Adoption 
TC call is that we've done a lot of taking about test suites, profiles, 
interoperability testing, etc.  Now is the time to actually do the work. I 
suggested a new TC because of the way OASIS works.  A TC is limited by its 
charter to deliver the of things (standards, reports, etc.) that its 
charter calls for.  The Adoption TC thought that this work would be too 
technical for them, and the ODF TC thought it was outside of their 
charter, so I proposed making a new TC.

I also said that I'd be willing to participate, and to work this new TC 
through the OASIS approval paperwork, but only if the Adoption TC would 
first find me 6 people to be charter members of the TC.  No offense to the 
Adoption TC, but I said I wanted 6 technical people.  We're not going to 
get this work done with 6 marketing managers.  So they will check around 
at their companies (Sun, Google, Novell, etc.) to see if they can find 
some people to staff the effort.  Obviously participation from ODF vendors 
is especially important.  We'll reach out to Corel, for example, as well.

I'm glad you brought this topic, and my post up, because I was supposed to 
check with the ODF Fellowship to see if anyone wanted to get involved. 
Honestly, I've been tardy in that task, mainly because I can't figure out 
who the hell is in charge of the Fellowship.  Maybe that is a dumb 
question to ask.

In any case, consider that the discharge of my duties in that regard. 
You've been served.  I'd be interested in your thoughts. 

Regards,

-Rob
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