[Evolution] OASIS Phase II Contact/PiM/Project Request

[Gary Edwards <GaryEdwards OpenOffice org>]

Hi all,

Phase I of the OASIS Open Office XML file format specification effort is 
coming to a close. The specification is being sent to the OASIS 
membership for comment and approval. And the TC is preparing to move on 
to Phase II issues.

As many of you know, Phase I was primarily concerned with hardening the 
OpenOffice (OOo) XML file specification to meet the needs of existing 
Office Productivity Suites. Phase II will be about extending the base 
specification to encompass additional areas of applications or users.

I have suggested to the TC that as part of the Phase II effort, we take 
on the issue of a common contact management XML schema. This would 
include elements relevant to PiM, project management, eMail, instant 
messaging, RSS, scheduling, calendar and general address book needs.

So, in hopes of assembling some measure of cooperation amongst the many 
communities that might have an interest in establishing a common XML 
format targeting a much broader range of information needs, i'm posting 
this request to start a dialog. With any luck, some of the communities 
might respond and provide us with an XML schema set we can cooperatively 
build on.

One of the things that was really helpful in the phase I work was that 
the OpenOffice.org XML file format was so thoroughly battle tested by 
the community. It would be great if we could pull off the same feat with 
a phase II effort for Contact/PiM/Project type information.

Your comments are most welcome, and thanks for the consideration,

~ge~

Gary Edwards

..... OASIS OO TC

..... The OpenStack Projects

.... OpenOffice.org Volunteer

garyedwards openoffice org <mailto:garyedwards openoffice org>

(650) 365-0899

Redwood City, California USA



About the OASIS OO Charter:

From the OO TC Charter: "In the second phase, this TC will extend the 
base specification to encompass additional areas of applications or 
users. The work of this TC in the second phase will additionally allow 
for the following areas:

a. enabling additional areas of application,

b. exploring new or experimental ideas for office document 
representation, and

c. extending the expressiveness of the format."

Hopefully the Phase I effort will prove to be the solid foundation we 
think it is, and with Phase II, the TC will be able to focus on next 
generation office productivity concerns.

Please check the TC's charter for details about the 2nd TC phase.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/charter.php

Public Comment List & Participation 
<http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office-comment/>:

mailto: comment-form oasis-open org <mailto:comment-form oasis-open org>

The TC members have already collected some topics that might be 
discussed in 2nd TC phase. These topics are:

- Security features (for instance digital signatures)

- Form features (for instance support of XForms functionality)

- Integration of user defined schemes (aka, “schema templates”)

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     Enhanced bibliography features

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     MetaData Enhancements

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     Contact Management Schema