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OpenDocument Version 1.3 CS02 has been presented to the membership by the OpenDocument TC [1] as a candidate for OASIS Standard. Do you consent or object to its approval as an OASIS Standard?

The OpenDocument Format is a free, open XML-based document file format for office applications, to be used for documents containing text, spreadsheets, charts, and graphical elements. OpenDocument Format v1.3 is an update to the international standard Version 1.2, which was approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as ISO/IEC 26300 (2015). OpenDocument Format v1.3 includes improvements for document security, clarifies under-specified components, and makes other timely improvements.

The OpenDocument Format specifies the characteristics of an open XML-based application-independent and platform-independent digital document file format, as well as the characteristics of software applications which read, write and process such documents. It is applicable to document authoring, editing, viewing, exchange and archiving, including text documents, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, drawings, charts and similar documents commonly used by personal productivity software applications.

The TC has received 3 Statements of Use from The Document Foundation, CIB labs GmbH, and Collabora Productivity.[2].

This is a call to the Organizational Members of OASIS to consent or object to this approval. You are welcome to register your consent explicitly on the ballot; however your consent is assumed unless you register an objection [3]. To register an objection, you must:

1. Indicate your objection on this ballot, and

2. Provide a reason for your objection and/or a proposed remedy to the TC.

You may provide the reason in the comment box or by email to the Technical Committee on its comment mailing list or, if you are a member of the TC, to the TC's mailing list [4]. If you provide your reason by email, please indicate in the subject line that this is in regard to the Call for Consent. Note that failing to provide a reason and/or remedy may result in an objection being deemed invalid.

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The Committee Specification is available here:

Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3
Committee Specification 02
30 October 2020

Part 1: Introduction
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part1-introduction/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part1-introduction.odt (Authoritative)
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part1-introduction/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part1-introduction.html
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part1-introduction/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part1-introduction.pdf

Part 2: Packages:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part2-packages/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part2-packages.odt (Authoritative)
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part2-packages/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part2-packages.html
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part2-packages/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part2-packages.pdf

Part 3: OpenDocument Schema:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part3-schema/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part3-schema.odt (Authoritative)
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part3-schema/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part3-schema.html
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part3-schema/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part3-schema.pdf

Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part4-formula/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part4-formula.odt (Authoritative)
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part4-formula/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part4-formula.html
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part4-formula/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part4-formula.pdf

XML/RNG schemas and OWL ontologies:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/schemas/

For your convenience, OASIS provides a complete package of the specification document and any related files in ZIP distribution files. You can download the ZIP file at:

https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02.zip

Please contact OASIS TC Administration at tc-admin@lists.oasis-open.org with any questions you may have about this ballot.

--- Additional information ---

[1] OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/

[2] Statements of use

- The Document Foundation - https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office-comment/202101/msg00003.html

- DIB labs GmbH - https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/202012/msg00020.html

- Collabra Productivity - https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office-comment/202101/msg00000.html

[3] https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process-2017-05-26#OScallForConsent

[4] Comments may be submitted to the TC through the use of the OASIS TC Comment Facility as explained in the instructions located at https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/comments/index.php?wg_abbrev=office

Comments submitted to the TC are publicly archived and can be viewed at https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office-comment/

Members of the TC should send comments directly to office@lists.oasis-open.org.