From rinehuls@access.digex.net Thu Feb 26 22:29:45 1998 Received: from access5.digex.net (qlrhmEbBUV1EY@access5.digex.net [205.197.245.196]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA10157 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:29:44 +0100 Received: from localhost (rinehuls@localhost) by access5.digex.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA15296 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 16:29:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 16:29:38 -0500 (EST) From: "william c. rinehuls" To: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Subject: SC22 N2669 - SC22 Chairman Report on JTC 1 Ad Hocs Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ________________ beginning of title page _____________________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N2669 TITLE: SC22 Chairman's Report on JTC 1 Ad Hoc Meetings DATE ASSIGNED: 1998-02-27 SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 BACKWARD POINTER: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: SC22 Chairman's Report PROJECT NUMBER: N/A STATUS: N/A ACTION IDENTIFIER: FYI DUE DATE: N/A DISTRIBUTION: txt CROSS REFERENCE: SC22 N2664, N2665, N2666, N2667 DISTRIBUTION FORM: Def Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 USA Telephone: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@access.digex.net _____________ end of title page; beginning of report ___________________ SC22 Chairman's Report on JTC1 Ad Hoc Meetings I participated on your behalf at the meeting of the JTC1 Ad Hoc on Implementing Information Technology that met in San Diego, California on 4-6 February 1998. I also participated as document editor in the JTC1 Ad Hoc on Procedures in San Diego on 9-12 February 1998. The Ad Hoc addressed the subject of the JTC1 pilot period for unrestricted availability of draft documents (WGs and CDs) on the web. It noted that the initial 1-year pilot period was too short to draw a general conclusion but said that the responses to date have been favorable and recommended that the pilot should be extended for another two years. The current web policy document recommends that passwords be changed at least once or twice per plenary cycle. Thus far, the JTC1 web password has not been changed and many SC passwords have also not been changed. The Ad Hoc recommended to JTC1 that its password be changed effective 1 March. (Since the meeting, JTC1 has sent out a notice with a new password.) We will need to take similar action in SC22. A number of modifications were made to the web policy document. A new version was produced and is being circulated in JTC1 for ballot. Some significant changes are: * Elimination of Word 7.0 as an acceptable document distribution format; * Considerations for future upgrading of acceptable document distribution formats; * A note that defined-access documents on the JTC1 web site may be copied to SC web sites in order to avoid the need for multiple passwords by SC personnel; * Clarification of the section on log-file data; * Direction not to use imbedded passwords within a document. The Ad Hoc discussed the implementation of on-line balloting. The IT Strategy and Timeline document (SC22 N2514) indicated a target date of March 1998 for electronic voting. The Ad Hoc developed a number of criteria for ANSI to use as it implements this capability for JTC1 (see recommendation 8 in the meeting report). There was also discussion of the possibility of the same on-line voting system being made available for use by SCs as well as JTC1; this will need to be further considered by ANSI as it implements the JTC1 voting system. There were several NB comments about the slow response time on the ANSI web site. The Ad Hoc requested ANSI to investigate this situation. This was the final meeting of this Ad Hoc. However, since there will be continuing need for some technical advice on this subject to JTC1, the Ad Hoc recommended that JTC1 establish a rapporteur group for implementing information technology. Clyde Camp of the US has volunteered to serve as the JTC1 rapporteur. At the Ad Hoc on Procedures held the following week, a draft revision to the JTC1 Procedures was produced and will be made available on the JTC1 web site as JTC1 N5202, in Word 6 and WordPerfect 5.1 formats. JTC1 is requesting comments by 4 May, for discussion at the JTC1 plenary in Sendai the first week in June. I encourage all who are interested to review this document and send any comments through your National Body. If you have concerns that are specifically related to SC22, please let me know. Robert H. Follett Chairman, JTC1/SC22 ________________________ end of SC22 N2669 ___________________________