Re: [virtio] admin: reconfirming the TC charter

[Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>]

On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:37:19 -0500
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 07:21:40PM +0100, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> > On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:30:15 -0500
> > "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > As reported in November (https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/202011/msg00011.html),
> > > the latest revisions to the TC Process and the OASIS
> > > Committee Operations Process include new requirements to periodically confirm
> > > the TC charter and appoint or reappoint the TC chair(s).
> > > 
> > > Our current charter can be found here:
> > > https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/charter.php
> > > 
> > > Also pasted below.
> > > Some of it is a bit out of date. E.g. it talks of 1.0 in a future
> > > tense. There is nothing major though.  
> > 
> > I think we should make some tweaks, some comments below.  
> 
> Will review. I think that as long as we are doing this, it is worth
> explaining that whenever we release a specification, then
> our charter is generally to make changes always be
> backwards and forwards compatible. Some exceptions can be made
> for example when handling obvious bugs, after making sure there's minimal
> practical impact.

Yes, that sounds good.

> 
> Also, how about we say that we plan to release every 12-16 months?

That's also ok with me.