a document which is used by a TC only in support of internal operations such as minutes, agenda, liaison statements, issue lists, bug lists, etc. and which is not an OASIS Deliverable. An Administrative Document must not use a Work Product template. Inter-group communications to request review, respond to review comments, or to respond to questions or requests for clarifications are considered to be Administrative Documents.
a set of changes to an OASIS Standard that are not Substantive Changes, have been submitted for a 15-day Public Review, and affirmed by the TC
document that has been submitted for approval as an OASIS Standard
the organizational document for a TC which includes a Statement of Purpose, Scope, List of Deliverables, IPR Mode, and other items as required by the TC Process Policy
a Non-Standards Track Work Product that has been approved by a Technical Committee in accordance with the TC Process Policy
a Non-Standards Track Work Product that has been approved by a Technical Committee in accordance with the TC Process Policy
a Standards Track Work Product that has been approved by a Technical Committee in accordance with the TC Process Policy
a Standards Track Work Product that has been approved by a Technical Committee in accordance with the TC Process Policy
a Committee Specification Draft that has been approved by the TC to go to public review in accordance with the TC Process Policy
an Eligible Person who serves in the role of organizing the first meeting of the TC
one of a class of individuals that includes (a) OASIS Individual Members, (b) employees or designees of OASIS Organizational Members, and (c) such other persons as may be designated by the OASIS Board of Directors
a set of changes or proposed changes to an OASIS Standard that are not Substantive Changes
a TC vote in which more than 50% (more than half) of the Voting Members vote "yes", regardless of the number of Voting Members present in the meeting. Abstentions are not counted.
Intellectual Property Rights
allows a Voting Member to retain their status during an extended absence
a meeting of the TC that is properly called and scheduled in advance; may be conducted via face-to-face, teleconference, or other electronic media that allows participation of all Members of a TC
an Eligible Person who is allowed to subscribe to the TC email list, participate in list discussions, attend and participate in TC meetings, and make Contributions to the TC
five Voting Members of a TC (or, in the case of a TC about to be formed, five Eligible Persons), at least two of which represent OASIS Organizational Members
a Work Product produced and approved by a TC in accordance with the TC Process which may be progressed to Committee Note. Non-Standards Track Work Products are intended to be informative and explanatory in nature. They are not subject to the patent licensing and non-assertion obligations requirements of the OASIS IPR Policy.
(see OASIS IPR Policy for definition)
a reference in a Standards Track Work Product to an external document or resource with which the implementer must comply, in order to comply with a Normative Portion of the Work Product
any of the following: Committee Specification Drafts, Committee Specification Public Review Drafts, Committee Specifications, Candidate OASIS Standards, OASIS Standards, Approved Errata, Committee Note Drafts, Committee Note Public Review Drafts, and Committee Notes
a person, organization or entity who is a voting or non-voting member of OASIS
Committee Note Drafts and Committee Note Public Review Drafts
an OASIS Member who is classified as such in their executed Membership Agreement.
a Candidate OASIS Standard that has been approved by the OASIS Membership
Committee Specification Drafts and Committee Specification Public Review Drafts
Committee Specifications, Candidate OASIS Standards, OASIS Standards and Approved Errata
the person or persons representing OASIS in administrative matters relating to TCs. All official communications must be sent to tc-admin@oasis-open.org
an Eligible Person who is subscribed to the TC email list, and may attend TC meetings, but is not allowed to participate in TC email list discussions, participate or speak in TC meetings, or make Contributions to the TC
a TC Member who has declared their non-voting status in that TC
for any OASIS Organizational Member, means the person or persons designated by that Member to serve as the consortium's principal contact for administrative issues
all persons, organizations and entities, whether or not OASIS Members
all persons, organizations and entities, whether or not OASIS Members
a TC meeting at which a Quorum is present
the number of Voting Members of a TC that must be present in a meeting so that
Resolutions and decisions may be made. The Quorum for OASIS TC meetings is a simple majority (more than half) of Voting Members
a decision reached by a TC by vote. Resolutions require a Simple Majority
Vote to pass, unless a Full Majority Vote or Special Majority Vote is required.
a vote in which the number of "yes" votes cast is greater than the number of "no" votes cast. Abstentions are not counted.
a TC vote in which at least 2/3 (two thirds) of the Voting Members vote "yes" and no more than 1/4 (one fourth) of the Voting Members vote "no". These numbers are based on the total number of Voting Members, regardless of the number of Voting Members present in the meeting. Abstentions are not counted. All Special Majority Votes must be conducted via electronic ballot by the OASIS TC Administrator.
a Work Product produced and approved by a TC in accordance with the TC Process which may be promoted to Committee Specification or OASIS Standard
a written statement by an OASIS Organizational Member stating that it is successfully using or implementing a specification in accordance with the conformance clauses stated therein; and stating whether its use included the interoperation of multiple independent implementations
a group of Members of a TC producing recommendations for consideration by the parent TC
a change to an OASIS Standard that would require a compliant application or implementation to be modified or rewritten in order to remain compliant.
a group comprised of at least the Minimum Membership formed and conducted according to the provisions of the OASIS TC Process
a Member of a TC who has voting rights in the TC
a document which is either a Standards Track Work Product or a Non- Standards Track Work Product
any motion to initiate a Work Product Ballot
any TC ballot for the a) approval of a Committee Specification Draft or Committee Note Draft; b) start of a Public Review; c) approval of a Committee Specification, or a Committee Note; or d) submission of a Committee Specification as a Candidate OASIS Standard
a preliminary version of a Work Product produced by one or more TC Members that has not yet been voted on by the TC and approved as a Committee Specification Draft or a Committee Note Draft. Some examples are initial contributions and revisions made by editors or other TC Members.