[MPEG-OTSPEC] Status of DIS Ballot Comments Discussion for Open Font Format

[Vladimir Levantovsky]

Hello Murata-san,

No updates yet on FDIS ballot status. The last status update I heard back
in December was that our EPM editor was on medical leave due to surgery - I
do not have any additional details.

Regards,
Vladimir


On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM MURATA <eb2mmrt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Vladimir,
>
> Hello.
>
> Do you have any news about the FDIS ballot?  Is it now clear why the
> ballot hasn’t been issued yet?
>
> Regards,
> Makoto
>
> 2025年12月12日(金) 19:51 Vladimir Levantovsky <vladimir.levantovsky at gmail.com
> >:
>
>> The FDIS text was submitted by SC29 Secretary to ISO EPM on October 7
>> (more than two months late) - I am not aware of any reason for that delay.
>> As of right now, the FDIS is in EPM hands - I don’t know why the ballot
>> hasn’t been issued yet.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Vladimir
>>
>> On Dec 12, 2025, at 7:03 AM, MURATA <eb2mmrt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Vladimir,
>>
>> It appears that the FDIS ballot has not started yet.  I wonder why it has
>> been delayed and also wonder if there are any ongoing discussions about
>> it.  Do you have any new information?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Makoto
>>
>> 2025年9月16日(火) 5:53 Vladimir Levantovsky <vladimir.levantovsky at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> > You wrote "the FDIS text is expected to be registered for final
>>> approval on Sep. 7" but this has not happened yet.  Are there any
>>> discussions between ISO and SC29?
>>>
>>> I am not aware (and haven't been a party) of any additional discussions
>>> held since the last SC29/WG03 meeting in July, where the DIS comments were
>>> discussed and the text updated accordingly. The final edited version of the
>>> DIS was sent to ISO EPM and SC29 Secretariat on July 28.
>>> According to the ISO project portal, the DIS text was approved for
>>> registration as FDIS on Aug. 7, and I am puzzled as to why the FDIS
>>> approval ballot hasn't been issued yet - it was supposed to happen on or
>>> before Sep. 7.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Vladimir
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM MURATA <eb2mmrt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you for your detailed reply.  I just attended an SC34 plenary in
>>>> Seattle. In connection with the ongoing revision of OOXML, SC34 and ISO
>>>> discussed more than a year ago how closely the final publication should
>>>> follow the Directives, Part 2. Although producing a fully compliant text
>>>> was not feasible, we reached agreement on the necessary adjustments, and
>>>> SC34 revised the text accordingly. However, as publication approaches, ISO
>>>> has requested a Word version and now appears ready to introduce additional
>>>> changes beyond what was agreed.
>>>>
>>>> You wrote "the FDIS text is expected to be registered for final
>>>> approval on Sep. 7" but this has not happened yet.  Are there any
>>>> discussions between ISO and SC29?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Makoto
>>>>
>>>> 2025年8月28日(木) 9:25 Vladimir Levantovsky <vladimir.levantovsky at gmail.com
>>>> >:
>>>>
>>>>> Apologies for a delayed response - I was traveling last week.
>>>>> The WG break-out meeting report summarizing font related discussions
>>>>> is available at
>>>>> https://dms.mpeg.expert/doc_end_user/documents/151_Daejeon/wg11/m73810-v1-m73810.zip
>>>>> .
>>>>> The "Disposition of Comments" document is available for review at
>>>>> https://dms.mpeg.expert/doc_end_user/documents/151_Daejeon/wg11/MDS25324_WG03_N01577.zip and
>>>>> can also be viewed at
>>>>> https://sd.iso.org/documents/open/ab834af5-952d-4c07-91ce-c8522ffd503b
>>>>> The text of the FDIS is available for download at
>>>>> https://dms.mpeg.expert/doc_end_user/documents/151_Daejeon/wg11/MDS25325_WG03_N01578.zip
>>>>> and can also be accessed at
>>>>> https://sd.iso.org/documents/open/8d807e86-2dca-42dc-bf5f-804299cb20b4
>>>>> According to ISO project status details tracker (
>>>>> https://sd.iso.org/projects/project/87621/overview), the full report
>>>>> on DIS text approved for registration as FDIS was circulated on Aug. 7,
>>>>> while the FDIS text is expected to be registered for final approval on Sep.
>>>>> 7.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Vladimir
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM MURATA via mpeg-otspec <
>>>>> mpeg-otspec at lists.aau.at> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would appreciate it if you could let me know what the outcome of
>>>>>> the Font Format Break-out Group meeting was, and the current status of the
>>>>>> ballot comment resolution process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you very much for your kind assistance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Makoto Murata
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