[cab-discuss] CAB conf call - communication

[Michelle Olson]

I agree with Frank V and IMO, this is a test of the Consitution and 
Charter and we've found a legitimate gap, as follows:

mo1:  Article VI, section 1, Governing Board Powers, does not address 
requirement 2.1 of the OpenSolaris Charter. That is, the 'intended 
methods of communication between the OGB and SMI' are not defined. The 
relationship is clear, but methods of communication are missing. 

Last week, we also found some overlap, as follows:

mo2:  Article VIII, Community Group Voting Procedures, sections 8.3 
and 8.4, Votes and Voting Systems. The procedures in this article are 
well defined, but different procedures are currently in use for 
Addition of Core Contributor and Initiate New Project. 

Thanks,
Michelle

 


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>Ian Collins wrote:
>> Simon Phipps wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Only just got on the net & picked this up (have been offline since 
>>> Mon) - are there minutes? 
>>>     
>>
>> A simple breakdown in communication has resulted in discord amongst 
the
>> OGB members.
>>   
>Perhaps - though it seems that close to 48 hours was given, which 
would 
>be enough to say "hold on, my schedule is full, and I think we should 
do 
>this no sooner than next week".
>
>Also, it doesn't seem like any minds would change between now and 
next 
>week. All arguments had been made, positions had been taken clearly 
by 
>most people involved. I also understand the perception of urgency.
>
>I guess this is just all an exercise in decisionmaking, a mechanism 
that 
>has been largely untested so far in the OpenSolaris community. That's 
>the big issue. In this case, Sun, as the copyright holder, could 
legally 
>push this through. But what if the community disagrees? And what 
exactly 
>is the "community" and who is the voice of the community? This has 
been 
>defined, but not really tested so far. This may be an important test.
>
>- Frank
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