I agree with Murata san here : versionning is a HARD topic, and we almost find no satisfying consensus<div><br></div><div>It still think that it is a mistake to keep it hard for implementers to make the difference between ECMA version and ISO version (and further with any subsequent version we will produce here at ISO), and I take every occasion to say it loud.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So to say the least, I think that telling that "we are not sure" is a good trade off in order to be able to answer something constructive</div><div><br></div><div>Mohamed<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:56 PM, MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eb2m-mrt@asahi-net.or.jp">eb2m-mrt@asahi-net.or.jp</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">> I think Shawn had it just right. I agree with him that this is exactly the right time to<br>
>make a strong/definitive statement. We have spent so much time on this<br>
>issue and made no change whatsoever.<br>
<br>
</div>I do not think that we have spent a lot of time on versioning. We spent<br>
a few hours in Denmark, and that's all. A few hours are not at all good<br>
enough for this difficult topic.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
>I am not aware of any member<br>
>feeling so much in doubt that they are actively working on proposals to<br>
>identify unhandled cases that need new mechanisms.<br>
<br>
</div>Had I not cared existing documents conformant to both the 1st edition<br>
Ecma OOXML and ISO/IEC 29500:2007, I would have proposed a mechanism<br>
for distinguishing the 1st edition OOXML and ISO/IEC 29500:2007.<br>
Moreover, when the next version of Parts 1 and 4 introduce significantly<br>
inconsistent changes, I may well propose a versioning attribute.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888">Makoto<br>
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