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  1. OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
  2. OFFICE-2694

ODF 1.2 draft 3 breaks modularity

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Applied
    • Priority: Blocker
    • Resolution: No Action
    • Affects Version/s: ODF 1.2 CD 05
    • Fix Version/s: ODF 1.2 CD 06
    • Component/s: Conformance, General
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      1. Rename ODF 1.2 part1 something like "Overview and Schema" (better: "Overview and Format"). Add sufficient editorial material to make the separate document with 3-pages of meaningful content unnecessary.

      2. Arrange approval [of OASIS TC Administrtaion] for each of parts 1-3 document to have their own conformance section and preserve the modularity that the division into 3 parts offers [while being processed as a single standard and approved as a package with the 3 documents and supporting materials such as schemas, ontologies, and namespace documents]. [additions made 2010-05-31 for clarity]

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      1. Rename ODF 1.2 part1 something like "Overview and Schema" (better: "Overview and Format"). Add sufficient editorial material to make the separate document with 3-pages of meaningful content unnecessary. 2. Arrange approval [of OASIS TC Administrtaion] for each of parts 1-3 document to have their own conformance section and preserve the modularity that the division into 3 parts offers [while being processed as a single standard and approved as a package with the 3 documents and supporting materials such as schemas, ontologies, and namespace documents] . [additions made 2010-05-31 for clarity]
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      1. This new packaging breaks the modularity by which part2 and part3 are independently usable and relatively self-contained.

      1.1 The removal of conformance sections from all parts, with the only conformance section being in the OpenDocument-v1.2-draft3.odt causes these parts to be inextricably intertwined. This strikes me as a question of substance that requires discussion.

      1.2 This organization also creates unnecessary duplication and burdens readers with the need to consult multiple documents for no useful purpose.

      1.3 The additional complexity of maintenance of the specifications, potential errata and defect-reconciliation efforts, and the prospect of inconsistency between the parts seems unjustifiable. (There are already inconsistencies between the new 1.2-draft3 and provisions referenced in the other parts of the specification.)

      2. It also seems excessive that OpenDocument-v1.2-draft3.odt consists of

      • 93 pages of front matter, including duplication of the tables of contents of parts 1-3,
      • 3 pages of back matter, and
      • only three pages having modest narrative content and creating a list of conformance clauses that makes it indispensible to the other parts.

      3. Finally, I think this approach is an unwarranted imposition on the time and efforts of those who we wish to embrace this specification, invest in its review, and engage in implementation, testing, and verification of products that support OpenDocument.

      [Note: I am concerned that attempting to remedy this as part of a re-issue in a 15-day secondary public review would be too dificult. After examining the material and the new sections 2 of Parts 1-3, I am satisfied that correction by elimination of v1.2-draft3 is workable.]

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              orcmid Dennis Hamilton (Inactive)
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