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Subject: Re: [ubl-csc] [Fwd: [chairs] Member interface launch 17 March; needsattention; future plans]
I'm trying to work on the CMSC list; I cannot add Arofan Gregory :-( either, which makes things kinda silly... What are we supposed to do? Tim McGrath wrote: > Hmmm, obviously some of us are not - as i did not see this message. I > am however, on the Kavi chairs system - so it appears they are not aligned. > > It appears that the most critical thing is that we have our UBL > 'roster' lists (as Kavi calls memberships) set up by Monday 17th. > > The lists themselves have been established for both UBL TC and all SCs, > except we appear to have no UBL-comment list!. The others appear to have > been populated - but not by recent data, and each member is only OBSERVER . > > OASIS expect us to go through these lists and change the status (and > voting rights) of each member as appropriate. I suspect this needs > Lisa's database, but in the short term I propose making all current > subscribers a MEMBER type and given them Voting rights - we can adjust > this backwards as necessary, but i figured this was the most common > case. Unfortunately, I only have authority to update the UBL TC and UBL > LC SC lists so have only been able to make the necessary changes to these. > > By taking a subscriber list off the current mailing lists and trying to > subscribe these onto the Kavi system, i discovered the following > integrity issues... > > Kavi only allows official OASIS members on its roster lists. When > adding a new member you must pick email addresses off pick lists of > existing OASIS members - so this means we have some differences to fix > up. We cannot update email addresses or add new names, these are under > OASIS central control. > > _Current subscribers to UBL TC list who will not be registered under > Kavi because they don't appear on the OASIS membership list..._ > chad.gates@vic.ara.com.au > charliem22@yahoo.com > doug_jones@agilent.com > dsleeper@accessvia.com > dvint@acord.org > jean_luc_champion@yahoo.com > leon@shiman.com > robert.shanbaum@gerbercoburn.com > I suggest that we email these and ask them to confirm their OASIS > membership (or arrange something with OASIS for 'guest experts') > > _Current subscribers to UBL TC list who will be registered under Kavi > but with a different email address (probably an older one, because thats > what OASIS think it is)..._ > glushko@sims.berkeley.edu will be registered as Bob.glushko@commerceone.com > jhervey@cstorecentral.com will be registered as jhervey@nacsonline.com > lseaburg@aeon-llc.com will be will be registered as xmlgeek@gmi.net > matthew.gertner@acepoint.cz will be registered as matthew@acepoint.cz > > These members probably wont see any messages from Monday (unless they > have a forward set up) and wont be able to post using their current > email addresses. > I suggest that we email these and ask them to update their OASIS > membership details (two of you are reading this message - i hope!) > > _Current subscribers to UBL LCSC list who will not be registered under > Kavi because they don't appear on the OASIS membership list..._ > > arofan.gregory@earthlink.net > chad.gates@vic.ara.com.au > donrudie@att.net > dvint@acord.org > tb@abies.co.uk > > _Current subscribers to UBL LCSC list who will be registered under Kavi > but with a different email address (probably an older one, because thats > what OASIS think it is)..._ > > lseaburg@aeon-llc.com will be will be registered as xmlgeek@gmi.net > > Chairs of other SCs will need to get an authorized Kavi username from > Scott (no relation) McGrath at scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org and do > likewise - ideally before Monday. If this doesn't happen most current > SC members will get postings, but no-one will be able to post to the list. > > There are other issues with respect to web pages and access but these > are less time critical (hopefully). > > > Eve L. Maler wrote: > >> I don't know if all the UBL SC chairs are on the OASIS chairs list. >> In case you're not, here's an urgent notice regarding Kavi... >> >> Eve >> >> -------- Original Message -------C >> Subject: [chairs] Member interface launch 17 March; needs attention; >> future plans >> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:50:20 -0800 >> From: James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org> >> To: chairs@lists.oasis-open.org >> >> Per Karl's message, we are completing the initialization of the >> OASIS >> member interface and its back-end database, and plan to launch officially >> on Monday. >> As discussed on this list -- at some length -- when we flip the >> switch, the definitive membership database also will control access to >> OASIS mailing lists. A fair number of TC chairs have not yet signed >> in to >> review their TC membership lists. The critical path for implementation >> requires each chair to confirm the voting/observer status of each TC >> participant. The system also allows a properly-designated TC secretary >> (might be a subordinate officer, vice-chair, etc.) to do this *for* you. >> In the short run, failure to do so will result in legitimate members >> being locked out from posting temporarily. This would be >> disappointing and >> perhaps disruptive to ongoing substantive work. We ask each of you to >> make >> it a first priority to enter your voting member designations. I will >> contact you to follow up on the status of your TC's membership roster >> next >> week. >> Please note that we will launch the DB and access system with its >> basic set of capabilities, as described in our announcements and training >> sessions. As also discussed -- a lot -- there may be functions that >> have >> less granularity than some might like. >> Adoption of the interface software, like our work on shared document >> naming rules, necessarily does constrain some of our activities into >> taxonomies and normative locations. There will be initial mapping >> issues, >> and we are sensitive to persistent URI needs. Still, we view this as a >> positive and necessary step towards greater transparency to our members >> and to the target users of OASIS deliverables. Effective, scalable >> access >> to our rapidly-growing body of work always has been a core OASIS >> goal. As >> we get bigger and more diverse, it becomes more complex and even more >> strategically important to do it well. >> We are receiving helpful comments and suggestions on this [chairs] >> list, and off-sides. We anticipate a second stage of tweaks and possible >> extensions within a few months of the initial launch date. As previously >> announced, in order to preserve backward compatibility, we will co-locate >> most pre-launch work product at its prior location as well as a new >> DB-managed location during this interim period. During that time our >> community will explore and discuss persistent aliasing or >> cross-referencing >> approaches. This is the kind of challenge we should enjoy having. It >> results from our collective body of work being sufficiently large, dense >> and archival to need careful planning. >> Obviously, we need and welcome your continued feedback. Our task is >> to maintain and refine good practices and procedures that work both >> for 50+ >> existing TCs, and for the many others who come to us and evaluate our >> capabilities as a productive, open, fair, functional and effective >> platform >> for their standards work. >> >> Best regards >> Jamie Clark >> OASIS Open >> +1 978 667 5115 x 203 >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription >> manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> >> >> > > -- > regards > tim mcgrath > fremantle western australia 6160 > phone: +618 93352228 fax: +618 93352142 > > -- Eduardo Gutentag | e-mail: eduardo.gutentag@Sun.COM Web Technologies and Standards | Phone: +1 510 550 4616 x31442 Sun Microsystems Inc. | 1800 Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94612 W3C AC Rep / OASIS TAB Chair ---------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl>
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