Hi folks,
A few weeks ago, Bob sent out a request for statements of use. I’ve
quoted it below. These statements are an important part of the OASIS
process. If you can provide a statement of use, please do!
Bob Stayton writes:
> Hello,
>
> I'm the Chair of the OASIS DocBook Technical Committee. The Committee is in
> the last stages of
> getting The DocBook Schema Version 5.2 through the OASIS approval process.
> We need to submit
> three Statements of Use of the new schema, and I would like to ask if any
> participants in the
> DocBook user community might like to submit one. You need not be a member of
> OASIS to submit
> one. Here are the requirements for making such a Statement:
>
> * It is a written statement that a party has successfully used or implemented
> that specification in
> accordance with all or some of its conformance clauses, identifying those
> clauses that apply,
> and stating whether its use included the interoperation of multiple
> independent implementations.
> The conformance clauses for DocBook 5.3 are:
>
> * This specification normatively defines DocBook V5.2 with a RELAX NG grammar
> and a set of
> Schematron assertions. A conformant DocBook V5.2 document must be valid
> according to both the
> grammar and the assertions.
> * The reference documentation describes additional constraints and processing
> expectations. A
> conformant DocBook V5.2 document should respect those constraints and
> anticipate those
> processing expectations.
> * See http://www.relaxng.org/for a list of tools that can validate an XML
> document using RELAX
> NG. Note that not all products are capable of evaluating the Schematron
> assertions in the
> schema.
>
> * The Statement of Use must be made to a specific version of the
> Specification and must include
> the Specification’s approval date. In this case DocBook Schema Version 5.2
> Committee
> Specification 01, dated 19 July 2023, available at
> https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/cs01/docbook-v5.2-cs01.html
>
> * The Statement from a nonmember should be submitted to the comment facility:
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/comments/form.php?wg_abbrev=docbook
>
> The DocBook TC will evaluate and vote to accept any Statements that are
> submitted. Let me know
> if you have any questions.
>
> Any help you can provide on this issue would be much appreciated. If you are
> unable to submit a
> statement, perhaps you could refer me to other users whom I could contact.
>
> Bob Stayton
> Chair, OASIS DocBook Technical Committee
> b...@sagehill.net
Be seeing you,
norm
--
Norm Tovey-Walsh
https://norm.tovey-walsh.com/
> We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from
> participating in any of our functions.--William James
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