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<p class="MsoNormal">We are seeking public comments for the next version of OpenChain specification which will conclude on December 10<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those new to the specification  - The OpenChain project has developed  a specification that defines a core set of requirements that a trusted open source compliance program is expected to satisfy.   To obtain a better understanding
 of the goals and the context in which the specification was developed before providing feedback, you can review the following
<a href="https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/openchain/specification-questions-and-answers">
FAQ list</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The big change over the current 2.0 version was reformatting the document layout into one acceptable for ISO submission and adoption.  Other than very minor clarification edits, the content has largely remained unchanged. If a company is
 conformant with version 2.0 - they would remain conformant with 2.1. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The current draft is available at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">   </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/_media/openchain/openchainspec-2.1.draft.pdf">https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/_media/openchain/openchainspec-2.1.draft.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Past readers of the spec might find the marked up version useful:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">   </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/_media/openchain/OpenChainSpec-2.1.draft.MarkUp.pdf">https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/_media/openchain/OpenChainSpec-2.1.draft.MarkUp.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can send feedback via:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>the Mailing list: <a href="https://lists.openchainproject.org/g/specification">
the list</a>;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>the issues wiki: <a href="https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Specification/issues">
issues list</a>; or<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>replying to me directly if you wish to remain anonymous (<a href="mailto:mark.gisi@windiver.com">mark.gisi@windiver.com</a>)
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">b</span>est,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mark<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F">Mark Gisi | Wind River | Director, IP & Open Source
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F">Tel (510) 749-2016 | Fax (510) 749-4552</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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