Part 2 defines Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) in terms that, according to Part 1, Section 9.1 Constraints on Office Open XML’s Use of OPC, are more general than needed for the purpose of OOXML. This is due to bring confusion, and should be resolved.

Proposed change: Part 2 should be amended either by: a) referencing an established standard (in which case placing documented constraints upon its use in OOXML would be fine), or else b) tightening Part 2 contents so as to keep it focused on OOXML related matters, or else c) submit OPC as a separate packaging-focused standard and, provided that it is accepted as a standard, apply option a) to it.

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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment GB-0050 (Modified: 2008-01-04) Agreed; the Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) can be used in contexts other than DIS 29500, and OPC should be available for reference and re-use on its own. This has been addressed in the disposition to NB comments DE-0120, DK-0059 through DK-0063, KE-0003, US-0021, US-0253 and others, which proposes that DIS 29500 be made into a multi-part standard with the existing Part 2 (Open Packaging Conventions) restructured as DIS 29500-2. This will allow for re-use of OPC by other standards, which may choose to use additional features of OPC that are not used by DIS 29500. In addition to this, there are no longer any additional constraints placed upon OPC that are specific to the Open XML formats. This is handled by the proposed resolution to CA-0007, CO-0004, DE-0004, DK-0099, FR-0009, GB-0036, KE-0017, PT-0027, and US-0031. Similar Comments: DE-0142 , DK-0054 , DK-0107 , FR-0028 , KE-0081 , US-0019