Within the ASF we have a number of projects which deal with formats and standards close to OASIS.
This needed not be an all or nothing enterprise. We could establish a mailing list who's topic is "OASIS: what's the deal?" Then we encourage members or committers to join that list who are already dealing with OASIS wearing other hats. Rather than focus on the specs being writing in they could focus on the rules that govern OASIS. What's up with that if you show up you vote rule? How hard is it to jam a meeting with supporters? Who's actually on the OASIS board and how much power to they have? What are the IP rules and do they work? After a bit of that kind of discussion we would be a lot better prepared to think about the risks and benefits from a real ties to OASIS.
I have liked that the ASF rendezvous the work around functioning code more than specs.
- ben
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