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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rex, all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Perhaps &#8220;</span><span
lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>break existing files&#8221; -&gt; &#8220;make existing documents
invalid&#8221; ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>- Alex.</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rex Jaeschke [mailto:rex@RexJaeschke.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 20 November 2009 19:34<br>
<b>To:</b> SC 34 WG4<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Proposed Response to the comments suggesting that some DCOR1
set entries should have been in the FPDAM1 set<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Soon, I will
circulate proposed responses to some of the comments we received for the DCOR1
set ballot. However, 105 of the 161 comments from that ballot will NOT be
addressed in that posting, for the reason described below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>There were 74
comments from BR (on all 4 parts) that said something like, &#8220;Move the proposal
to an Amendment, because the proposed change could break compatibility with
existing implementations&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>There were 31
comments from MY (for Part 4) that said something like, &#8220;As the change breaks
compatibility with existing implementations,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>the change is not
suitable as Corrigendum and should be moved into an Amendment.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Those NBs are not
disputing the text of our proposed changes, just our choice of publishing them
in a COR vs. an Amd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I propose that we do
not make the changes suggested by these 105 comments, and that we provide a
general response. I provide the following words as a starting point:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>&#8220;Technical corrigenda
inherently address technical issues identified with the standard.&nbsp; As
such, it is virtually impossible to have them avoid impacting existing
implementations.&nbsp; That said, WG4 understands the necessity of providing a
stable standard for implementers and, as such, has acted in good faith to limit
changes proposed via technical corrigenda to those which would *<b>not</b>*
break existing files. No change will be made.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Please think about
this between now and the Paris meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Rex Jaeschke<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>ISO/IEC 29500 Project
Editor<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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