[cab-discuss] Review version of charter

[Stephen Hahn]

   I was off on a thinking break yesterday, so let me see if I can work
   through the comments in one pass:

   1.  CABs of fewer than three natural persons.  My proposed clause 1.1
       was what I took away from the CAB call; obviously I messed that
       up.  If, as Keith says, this process to handle a short-staffed
       CAB is meant for the initial CAB only, then this restriction
       shouldn't be a subpart to Provision 1, but among the later
       "Initial CAB only" Provisions.  Simon's revised process
       (appointments) looks sensible to me otherwise.

   2.  The "flying club/treehouse club" and their coffee cans of cash.
       We have asked Sun Legal for better wording on these Provisions.
       However, I disagree that the amounts of money being envisioned
       here match up in quantity or amount with the treehouse club, and
       Sun's involvement means that one or more government agencies will
       have the possibility of paying attention.  The OGB having a
       dinner club and the OGB soliciting donations from hundreds of
       individuals or companies are simply distinct cases.  There are a
       number of mechanisms by which the community might organize to
       fundraise; I am uncertain that Sun can be a co-participant in any
       of them.  (Thus the question to the lawyers.)

       I would also point out that the Charter will be at best a
       reference document in any future "transfer of assets to a
       foundation" negotiation.  Attempts to write language that would
       hold across such a transition should be confined to the
       Constitution.

   3.  Aggressive timeline.  I think Mike raises a good point, and
       believe that the CAB members should discuss amongst themselves
       what they believe is reasonable to produce and on what schedule.
       Certainly the April date is a stale one, as it comes from Keith's
       first draft, which was proposed in December.

   - Stephen

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Stephen Hahn, PhD  Solaris Kernel Development, Sun Microsystems
stephen.hahn at sun.com  http://blogs.sun.com/sch/