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

[Simon Phipps]

On Apr 6, 2008, at 23:25, Glynn Foster wrote:
> 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.
:
:
>
> 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.

The latter. The alternative is to drop point 2 and leave it to the  
OGB's discretion, but my concern there is less trusting members of the  
community may not think we have any.

S.