[ogb-discuss] OGB 2008/007 - On Private Conversations

[Glynn Foster]

Hey,

Simon Phipps wrote:
> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/OGB_2008/007
 >
> 4. Closed sessions and the ogb-private list are intended to be a short term 
>    forum:
> 
>    1. The existence and topic of any such private discussions must be disclosed
>       as soon as practical at a regularly scheduled OGB meeting or on 
>       ogb-discuss.
>    2. Disclosure must take place within two OGB meetings of the start of the 
>       discussion.

I can understand the intent, but two weeks may not be practical in many 
situations, and I'd worry that points 1 and 2 conflict each other. I'd like to 
get a better feel of what disclosure would mean.

Would it simply be 'The OGB are currently in private conversation with Sun', or 
would it be 'The OGB are currently in private conversation with Sun discussing 
FOO'? If the former, then I believe it doesn't provide any useful disclosure, 
since the OGB will, if doing it's job right, be in discussion with Sun 100% of 
the time to make sure their participation in the project is going ok, and 
understanding any issues that may be coming up.

If it's the latter, then I would worry that disclosure may not be appropriate at 
that time as it may cause unnecessary unrest within our community unless we 
message it appropriately.

Otherwise, the rest of the proposal looks great - thanks for taking the time to 
write it up.


Glynn