[Psidev-ms-dev] mzML 0.99.0 submitted to document process

[Eric D. <ede...@sy...>]

Hi everyone, I am happy to announce that the mzML 0.99.0 specification
document has been submitted to the PSI document process. This is an
important milestone in the completion of mzML, but it is most certainly
not the end of development and feedback.

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The specification document and all related materials are publicly
available at:

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http://psidev.info/index.php?q=3Dnode/257

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There are various kits of instance documents, xsds, the controlled
vocabulary, validators, etc. listed at that site. Please examine and
respond.

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The actual specification document is posted at:

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http://psidev.info/index.php?q=3Dnode/300

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You may post comments at that site, or you may send them to this list.
We addressed nearly all issues brought up in the preview period in
August. The one main issue that remains unresolved is the problem of
cvParams and how to handle the inevitable scenario of new terms and
older software. This is an important issue. There is a discussion of it
in the specification document. Your input is sought.

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We encourage you to begin developing (or adapting) software that
implements the format if you are comfortable knowing that there will be
changes before the 1.0.0 release. I believe that it is primarily by
attempting to implement the format that the community will test the
format most rigorously and reveal issues that still need to be resolved;
this is far more effective than gazing at the specification document.

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Regards,

Eric

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Eric Deutsch, Ph.D.
Institute for Systems Biology
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Email: ede...@sy...
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