From W.Giere@add.uni-frankfurt.de Tue Mar 3 10:03:30 1998 Received: from faust27-s.rz.uni-frankfurt.de (pp@faust27-s.rz.uni-frankfurt.de [141.2.149.151]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA03205 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 10:03:24 +0100 From: W.Giere@add.uni-frankfurt.de Message-Id: <199803030903.KAA03205@dkuug.dk> Received: from add0055 (actually zinfoadd0355.add.uni-frankfurt.de) by faust27-eth.rz.uni-frankfurt.de with Local SMTP (PP); Tue, 3 Mar 1998 10:02:42 +0000 Comments: Authenticated sender is To: Bob Follett Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 10:00:08 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: (SC22docs.453) SC22 N2669 - SC22 Chairman Report on JTC 1 Ad CC: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Priority: normal In-reply-to: <199803022050.VAA11089@dkuug.dk> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) Bob, I wholeheartedly agree with your decision. I have been proposing HTML for quite a while. Wolfgang > Subject: (SC22docs.453) SC22 N2669 - SC22 Chairman Report on JTC 1 Ad Hocs > Jim - > > I didn't take precise notes on the discussion, but more than one member > of the Ad Hoc mentioned undocumented differences between Word 7 > (produced by the Office 95 version of Word)and Word 6, even though the > formats are the same. Because of difficulties that had been > experienced, such as those mentioned in John Klensin's note, it was > decided to eliminate Word 7 from the distribution format list. > > The Ad Hoc emphasized, however, that it was not specifying what version > of Word can be used, only the distribution format. So using Word 7 or > the current Word 97 is OK as long as the document is saved and > distributed in Word 6. Note, however, that Word 97 uses a new > underlying model of some sort (as I understand it) and as a result, some > automatic features will be saved as text and not carried over into a > document saved as Word 6. Word 97 often gives a warning message before > saving as Word 6, saying that some formatting may be lost. > > Regarding John's comments about Word versions, the Ad Hoc is keenly > aware of this and is, as Keld mentioned, encouraging as much use of HTML > as possible. Bear in mind that the policy is attempting to cover a wide > range of documents, from simple text to complex standards, produced by a > large number of people all over the world, and accessed by a > significantly larger number, at a reasonable cost to all those > participants. At least at this stage, it hasn't seen a good way to > avoid use of the most commonly used word processing packages. > > One final note on a different topic: In the future, please use the SC22 > reflector for a discussion of this type, not the SC22docs reflector. > The SC22docs reflector is intended solely for the distribution of > official documents. Thanks. > > Regards, > Bob > > James W. Moore, reply to moorej@acm.org wrote: > > > > I have a question about the Chairman's report: > > > > [snip] > > > > >ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 > > >N2669 > > > > > >TITLE: > > >SC22 Chairman's Report on JTC 1 Ad Hoc Meetings > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > >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; > > > > As written, this seems to be a mistake. Although there is a version of > > Microsoft Word designated as Version 7.0, it produces the same format as > > Microsoft Word Version 6.0. If JTC1 wishes to abolish the Word 7 format, then > > it also abolishes the Word 6. > > > > I would suggest that what is meant is that JTC1 does not allow the "Word 97" > > format. That is, in fact, a different format from Word 6. > > > > I would appreciate it if the chairman would clarify this issue. > > > > Regards, Jim Moore > Prof.Dr.med.Wolfgang Giere Zentrum der Medizinischen Informatik Center of Medical Informatics Klinikum der J.W.Goethe-Universitaet J.W.Goethe Univ Med Ctr. D 60590 Frankfurt am Main tel +49 69 6301 5695, fax ...6777 email: W.Giere@add.uni-frankfurt.de www.klinik.uni-frankfurt.de/Zinfo.htm