[ODFPlugtest] new scenario available

[Hanssens Bart]

Hi Rob,


actually, since the work on the plugtest wiki is placed into Public Domain
(if you edit a page, you'll see a link to the license underneath the editor)
anyone can create a derived work (= cleaned up, better) version and
contribute that to the OIC.
And of course I'm also contributing my scenarios ;-)

But you're right of course, we just need a few scenarios on the plugtest
just to keep things going, then the OIC should come up with a whole
set of extended, carefully checked scenarios (IIRC, Stephen Peront is
preparing a whole lot of scenarios) using the OASIS covers, and allow
them to be (re)used and wiki-fied.



Best regards,

Bart
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Subject: Re: [ODFPlugtest] new scenario available

How should we divide the tasks between the OIC TC and the Plugfest Wiki?

If we create the scenarios in the plugfest wiki, then we cannot use them
in the OIC TC, unless the original author contributes them to the OIC TC.
That is one constraint -- OASIS IP rules.  The other constraint is that
the OIC TC cannot report conformance results.  But the OpenDoc Society can
do this.

So I think this suggests that one approach might be this:

1) OIC TC defines a scenario template, including required metadata.
2) OIC TC accepts scenario contributions from the public and then
reformats them according to the uniform template
3) OIC TC publishes the scenarios, either individual or as a bundle, e.g.,
"Administrative document scenarios", "Technical documentation scenarios"
4) OpenDoc Society (and the broader plugfest community) organizes the
testing and reporting.  Testing can be virtual and at live plugfests.

Would this work?  I think there is an advantage to being able to publish
the app scenarios in a uniform format with an OASIS cover sheet.  But to
do this we need to make sure that the work is either originating in the
OIC TC, or is being contributed by the author to the OIC TC.

What do you think?

-Rob