RE: [odf-adoption] XML 2007

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

Hi Dee,

I read over the OASIS policy document for
official InterOp Demo's.  What we had in Barcelona was less formal,
and more in lines with what that document describes when it says:

"OASIS recognizes that some TCs find
value in internally testing specifications through non-promotional, informal,
proof-of-concept activities (plug fests, etc.). The results of these activities
are primarily intended to benefit further specification development."

I think there is great value in having future
such "non-promotional, informal" type interop workshops,but I
can also see the value of a more formal event.

In Barcelona, although the conference was
formally an OpenOffice.org conference,a good deal of the material covered
would not have been out of place in an ODF-focused conference.  Scanning
over the program, I count 15 presentations that would have worked well
in that kind of context. So something we might consider, given a longer
planning cycle, is whether we want to have an ODF conference next year?
I think we could line up enough speakers to have a 2-day 2-track conference
entirely on ODF.

But back to XML 2007...   I'm trying
to imagine what an interesting InterOp demo would look like. Any ideas?
Certainly creating a document in KOffice or Lotus Symphony and then opening
it in OpenOffice or MS Office would be underwhelming. Although this is
a basic, key operation that will be repeated billions of time, it doesn't
make a compelling demo.

Maybe I'm getting caught upon the word "interop"?
What kinds of things have other such events dealt with?  Is this typically
an hour demo?  Or are we looking for a series of demos spanning a
half day? 

Regards,

-Rob

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Rob Weir
Software Architect
Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
IBM Software Group

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"Dee Schur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>
wrote on 09/26/2007 11:47:25 AM:

> Any feedback here? Should I reach out to the ODF TC?
> Thanks!
> 
> Dee Schur
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dee Schur [mailto:dee.schur@oasis-open.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:29 AM
> To: odf-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
> Cc: dee.schur@oasis-open.org
> Subject: [odf-adoption] XML 2007
> Importance: High
> 
> Hi,
> I spoke with the XML 2007,
> http://2007.xmlconference.org/public/content/home,
organizer this morning
> regarding an OASIS ODF InterOp Demonstration <see Policy document
for
> participation: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/interop_demo_policy.php>
which
> we discussed on the call this morning.
> She was intrigued but needed a better description (abstract) to take
to
> management to make a determination regarding our participation. I
think this
> is a great opportunity for all participants but it will be different
than
> the ODF Camp. It will be incumbent on the participants to identify
and agree
> on a scenario (the more straight forward the better in my opinion)
that
> would be compelling for the attendees of this conference. Participation
is
> open to all OASIS members and we often gain membership with these
> opportunities. We require membership (of course we have many options)
to
> insure fairness and to preserve a non-commercial 'feel' to these events.
I
> will be responsible for all logistics and will quickly create an InterOp
> email list to be used by participants.
> First, we need to decide if we move forward very quickly? Then we
must send
> Georgia an abstract as soon as possible as they are in the middle
of fixing
> the programme.
> Please send your feedback, questions or concerns ASAP.
> Best regards,
> Dee
> 
>