Discussion of Document Standards V1.3 >V2.0

Aim

Create a new endorsement track for errata, implementation notes, etc ('Strong Notes'), as discussed during the May 2014 Interop TCG meeting.

Pre-WD versions

• 28 September 2014 .doc, .pdf, .pdf showing proposed changes

• 5 May 2016 .pdf This version was discussed at the TCG meeting during the Cape Town Interoperability meeting (8 May 2016). It was decided:
  • To update the version number to 2.0
  • To implement Endorsed Notes with eventually a Proposed Endorsed Note phase, in particular when the TCG decides to launch a RfC
  • To implement errata

• 30 August 2016 .pdf Version sent to the TCG for comments on 30 August 2016 with the following comments:
  • At present the document states that there will be a link to the errata in the standard landing page and also in the standard document itself. This is more work for the Document Coordinator but it is a way to keep track closely about the current status of the standard. This was discussed already in the TCG and some of you thought it could be sufficient to have a link in the landing page. We have to take a decision.
  • Again to improve the errata traceability, Marco proposes to add an extension to the document number when there is an erratum, incremented each time a list of errata is added by the TCG. REC NN.MM would become REC NN.MM.1 after a first set of errata is approved, then NN.MM.2 after the second set, etc. This would allow the document including the successive errata to appear in the Technical specification list www.ivoa.net/documents/. This is not included in the document for the moment. I personnally like the suggestion but your comments are welcome.

• The next steps on the Recommendation Track are described in the Standing Committee for Standards and Processes web page.