ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34/WG2 N239
Report of SC34/WG2
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Responding to the requirement of SC34 Chair;
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From: "Mason, James David (MXM)"
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 6:48 AM
Subject: Proposed ISO/IEC CD 14496-22
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As a rsult of my conversations with Mr. Tescher, I have asked Dr. Yushi
Komachi, the SC34/WG2 convenor, to make contact with Dr. Leonardo
Chiariglione, the SC29/WG11 convenor. My hope is that they can establish
some means for joint meetings of their groups and joint development of the
project.
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SC34/WG2 convenor (Y. Komachi) and Mr. L. Chiariglione met in Kurihama, Jan. 11 2006,
and discussed the CD 14496-22. With the suggestion of ITTF Geneva, they concluded that
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The "Open Font Format" should be a dual-numbered standard:
Number;
ISO/IEC 14496-22
ISO/IEC 9541-4
Title;
Information technology
- Coding of audio-visual objects - Part 22: Open Font Format
- Font information interchange - Part 4: Open Font Format
Foreword;
Para 5 should be removed.
Para 6 should include the structure of 9541 as well as the structure of
14496.
Scope;
It should be modified.
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In Feb. 20 2006, SC34 N0707 was circulated.
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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 N0707
TITLE: Resolution to subdivide ISO/IEC 9541 with a new part 4: Information technology
-- Font information interchange -- Part 4: Open Font Format
SOURCE: SC34 Chairman
PROJECT: WD 9541-4: Information technology -- Font information interchange
-- Part 4: Open Font Format
PROJECT EDITOR: Dr. Yushi Komachi
In advance of the upcoming plenary session, the SC34 Chairman puts forth the following
Resolution on behalf of the WG2 Convenor to satisfy the need to introduce a new part to
an existing standard, as provided for in JTC 1 Directives Section 6.2.2.1. P-members are
asked to submit any objections to this resolution in the two-week period ending 2006-03-06,
or if in support of this resolution, to submit the names of any interested participants
from their national body.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the JTC 1/SC 34 Programme of Work be updated to include a subdivision
of the existing ISO/IEC 9541 to introduce Part 4, titled "ISO/IEC 9541-4 Information
Technology - Font Information Interchange - Open Font Format", developed as a dual-numbered
document in conjunction with ISO/IEC 14496-22 being prepared by JTC 1/SC 29/ WG 11. The
scope of this dual-numbered project will be the standardization of OpenType(R) format
version 1.4 font format specification as a ISO/IEC standard.
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Secretariat Manager's Interim Report dated of Mar. 28 2006 reported that;
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WD 9541-4 - Information technology - Font information interchange - Part 4: Open Font Format
WG2 Editor: Dr. Yushi Komachi
Status (10.99) New project approved: 2006-02
Next status change date anticipated: 2006-05
Finalized date anticipated: 2006-07
Central secretariat database: No ISO Central Secretariat record
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