[cab-discuss] CAB conf call

[johansen-osdev at sun.com]

Gentlemen,

> >>While the summary is reasonable, it is incomplete and the  
> >>conclusions and "decree" are one-sided. I'd suggest this sort of  
> >>kangaroo-court behaviour is unacceptable and I'd request that it  
> >>not be repeated.
> >
> >The OGB (or any deliberative body) cannot be hamstrung from action
> >just because one of its members happens to be off-line without telling
> >any of us.  I don't expect the group to abdicate responsibility  
> >whenever
> >I am not available, and neither should you.
> 
> I disagree. While routine and urgent actions need to be taken in the  
> way you describe, the subject is too complex and sensitive to wind up  
> so hurriedly and the outcome smacks of a rush to judgement. While the  
> group was within its rights to act, common sense should have dictated  
> that a more considered approach be taken.

I'm a recent addition to cab-discuss, so take my opinion for what it's
worth.

I'm not familiar with the intricacies of the CDDL/GPLv3 licensing
arguments and I found the position paper difficult to understand.  It
seemed to me that adding more information to the paper would be of
benefit to most readers.  By adding detail about the arguments that were
considered as part of the deliberations, uninformed readers can
understand the rationale behind the stated position.  This may also
help eliminate the sense that the decision was rushed and one-sided.

There was also at least one instance where the CAB position was unclear.
In the bullet-point about FUD, it's easy to mistake what is written here
as an attack upon all members of the minority that advocate dual
licensing.  It seems unlikely that every advocate of dual licensing
is spreading FUD and seeking the demise of OpenSolaris.  However, the
paragraph seems to lump all proponents of dual licensing into the same
cateogry.  I'm suspicious that this isn't what was intended.

Do you release drafts of position papers for review / editing prior to
publication?

Thanks,

-j