Re: [regrep] Public Review of ebXML Registry Profile for Web OntologyLanguage (OWL) v1.5

["Farrukh S. Najmi" <farrukh@wellfleetsoftware.com>]

cmattocks@metlife.com wrote:
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> I think we are ready to do 3.3. & 3.4

+1

( means: Amen to what brother Carl said :-) )

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> Carl Mattocks
> Consultant : ITIL  Application Knowledge Management
> MetLife 732 893 4170
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> 'Always look on the bright side of life' Monty Python
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> *"Breininger, Kathryn R" <kathryn.r.breininger@boeing.com>*
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> 02/16/2007 02:27 PM
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> 	RE: [regrep] Public Review of ebXML Registry Profile for Web Ontology
> Language (OWL) v1.5
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> The public review for the OWL profile just ended (Feb 11th). We now need
> to look at any comments we received during the public review and
> determine how to resolve (I don't recall seeing any...).  We then need
> to agree if we are ready for a ballot to approve as a Committee
> Specification.  OASIS must set up this ballot; we need to document the
> discussion and agreement in our minutes.  We can at the same time decide
> if we want to move it forward in the process to a standard. Again, we
> need to show discussion, motions and agreement in our meeting minutes.
> There is a packet of material that must be included if we are requesting
> to be voted on for approval as an OASIS standard. Please see the TC
> Processes link from OASIS
> (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#stand_approv_process).
> Here is the section related to the process:
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> 3.3 Approval of a Committee Specification
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> the TC Administrator to approve the specification as submitted despite
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> Kathryn Breininger
> Boeing Library Services
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary McRae [mailto:mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 6:44 PM
> To: members@lists.oasis-open.org; tc-announce@lists.oasis-open.org
> Cc: regrep@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [regrep] Public Review of ebXML Registry Profile for Web
> Ontology Language (OWL) v1.5
>
> To OASIS members, Public Announce Lists:
>
> The OASIS ebXML Registry TC has recently approved the following
> specification as a Committee Draft and approved the package for public
> review:
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> ebXML Registry Profile for Web Ontology Language (OWL) v1.5
>
> The public review starts today, 13 December 2006, and ends 11 February
> 2007.
> This is an open invitation to comment. We strongly encourage feedback
> from potential users, developers and others, whether OASIS members or
> not, for the sake of improving the interoperability and quality of OASIS
> work. Please feel free to distribute this announcement within your
> organization and to other appropriate mail lists.
>
> More non-normative information about the specification and the technical
> committee may be found at the public home page of the TC at:
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=regrep.
> Comments may be submitted to the TC by any person through the use of the
> OASIS TC Comment Facility which can be located via the button marked
> "Send A Comment" at the top of that page, or directly at:
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/comments/index.php?wg_abbrev=regrep
> .
>
> Submitted comments (for this work as well as other works of that TC) are
> publicly archived and can be viewed at:
> http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/regrep-comment/. All comments
> submitted to OASIS are subject to the OASIS Feedback License, which
> ensures that the feedback you provide carries the same obligations at
> least as the obligations of the TC members.
>
> The specification document and related files are available here:
>
> Editable Source:
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/v3.0/profiles/owl/regrep-owl-profile-v
> 1.5-cd01
> .odt
>
> PDF:
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/v3.0/profiles/owl/regrep-owl-profile-v
> 1.5-cd01
> .pdf
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> HTML:
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/regrep/v3.0/profiles/owl/regrep-owl-profile-v
> 1.5-cd01
> .html
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> OASIS and the ebXML Registry TC welcome your comments.
>
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> Mary P McRae
> Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
> email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
> web: www.oasis-open.org
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Regards,
Farrukh

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