Doug, I see the point that many entities outside of the DITA TC provide
guidance. I think the issue here is clarification that subcommittees do not
issue guidance. Official OASIS Guidance, when it originates in a subcommittee,
is the result of subcommittee deliverables being vetted and incorporated into
guidance by the parent committee.

At least this is how I understand it as someone trying to follow the rules as a
subcommittee co-chair. There are two things we have been asked to do:

- place a caveat on our posts indicating their status as not approved for
implementation (It looks like Bruce's wording achieves that).

- refrain from presenting subcommittee work as an official OASIS TC position in
a public forum (webinar, conference, white paper, etc)

I still need clarification on the second issue, as my understanding may allow
more exposure of the subcommittee work than the TC would like. Presenting some
of the ideas of our subcommittee is the best way to vet them with the actual
stakeholders in external organizations. We certainly can pass on that
opportunity, but I need to make sure that is the TC's intention. It may be that
any public presentations we make will need to include a disclaimer similar to
the one we will place on posts.

Perhaps, Don, Michael, or others on the TC can clarify if and how we handle
informing the public on progress and obtaining feedback.

Regards,