[cab-discuss] CAB conf call

[Roy T. Fielding]

Simon,

You know damn well that the OGB meeting is scheduled for EVERY
Wednesday, at the same time, for the sake of dealing with OGB
issues as they came up.  This was agreed to by all of us.  The
decision was that it would *not* occur if there was nothing to
discuss, not that it *would* occur if there was a separate
notice sent to you by special delivery.  We had to meet on
Wednesday anyway to talk about the election schedule.

You also know that Al wanted a concall on Wednesday, as he
expressed to us on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.  The fact that
he was the only one able to put together an agenda and post it
to the list is a reflection of his commitment to our open process,
and none of had any idea that you would choose not to show up.
I am not impressed by your selective quoting capacity.

You also know that we agreed to hold OGB meetings based on a
quorum, and that any business transacted at any meeting of the
OGB is an act of the entire OGB.  Your complaints presume that
we are a board that must act on unanimity, which is simply not
the case.

Finally, the reason we have an OGB is to make decisions on behalf
of the community in a timely manner, not so that you could pretend
that an independent panel exists.  You should be overjoyed that we
decided to get off our collective ass and make a statement

In short, we are the ones who are following the correct process,
and your complaints are both absurd and damaging to the community.
We chose to act without you being present because we had no idea
why you were not present, and we presumed that your lack of
attendance might have something to do with you not being Sun's
stooge in this matter.  In any case, nothing you could have said
would have changed the outcome of that vote on Wednesday, and you
are welcome to have us revisit the decision next week.

In the mean time, learn this: Kangaroo Court is an American
expression that is intended to make fun of, or disparage, the
failure of due process in a conviction.  This was only a decision,
made according to due process, and you are behaving like we exist
to serve your interests rather than the interests of OpenSolaris
as a whole.  Get over it.

....Roy