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Subject: RE: [chairs] RE: [members] OASIS member review of proposed revision of TC Process
I would like to echo Rob's comments. I am trying to understand the motivation behind this change. I don't see how OASIS is advantaged in any way by this, but I do see serious disadvantages. I know there are quite a few members that participate in multiple TC--but can't commit fully to all. So they maintain observer status for most and member status for a very small number. Yet their input is still essential. Can someone please explain the rationale behind this change? > -----Original Message----- > From: Philpott, Robert [mailto:rphilpott@rsasecurity.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:26 PM > To: karl.best@oasis-open.org; chairs@lists.oasis-open.org > Cc: security-services@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: [chairs] RE: [members] OASIS member review of proposed revision > of TC Process > > I would like to express serious concerns with the proposed change to the > TC process that means that TC observers would no longer be able to post > to the TC's mailing list. > > From the current process: "An Observer may participate in TC discussions > and post email messages to the TC list, but may not vote and does not > need to maintain attendance." > > From the proposed process: "Observer" (or "TC Observer") is an Eligible > Person who is subscribed to the TC email list, and may attend TC > meetings, but is not allowed to participate in TC email list > discussions, participate or speak in TC meetings, or make Contributions > to the TC. The process for becoming an Observer is defined in the > section "TC Membership and Participation". > > I STRONGLY disagree with making this change. The SSTC has over 260 > members, of which 40-50 are active voting members. However, our TC > regularly receives valuable input on email discussion topics from > members that don't have currently active voting status. These postings > are from folks such as those in other TC's that monitor our list because > those TC's have some dependency on ours. Requiring folks to find some > other mechanism to provide their input simply throws up barriers in > front of them and will in all likelihood result in us not receiving that > input at all. > > The input from these members is very important to us. I believe this to > be a bad change of policy that goes against the open, free exchange of > ideas that we rely on. > > Rob Philpott > Senior Consulting Engineer > RSA Security Inc. > Tel: 781-515-7115 > Mobile: 617-510-0893 > Fax: 781-515-7020 > mailto:rphilpott@rsasecurity.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Karl F. Best [mailto:karl.best@oasis-open.org] > > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:10 AM > > To: members > > Subject: [members] OASIS member review of proposed revision of TC > Process > > > > OASIS members: > > > > You're aware that the OASIS Board of Directors has been working on a > > revision of the OASIS IPR Policy, and you have had an opportunity to > > give feedback on that proposed revision. > > > > The Board has also been working on a revision of the OASIS TC Process, > > the document that governs the creation and operation of TCs at OASIS, > > and the advancement and approval of the work they do. This revision > > includes changes suggested by TC chairs, the Technical Advisory Board > > (TAB), and other members. It also includes changes required to support > > the new IPR Policy; because these two documents rely on each other > they > > must be revised, approved, and become effective at the same time. > > > > The Board has approved an OASIS member review of the revised Process; > > this review will start today and go until 10 November. A draft of the > > revised TC Process document approved for member review by the Board is > > found at > > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/members- > > only/download.php/9623/TC%20Process%2020041007.pdf. > > > > > > A document summarizing the changes from the current Process is at > > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/members- > > only/download.php/9621/Process%20revision%20summary.pdf > > > > Please send your comments in regards to these proposed changes to > > tcproc-member-review@lists.oasis-open.org by 10 November, so that the > > Board can consider your comments, make changes to this draft, and have > > the Process document ready to be effective at the same time as the new > > IPR Policy. > > > > -Karl > > > > ================================================================= > > Karl F. Best > > Vice President, OASIS > > office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648 > > karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > This email list is used solely by OASIS for official consortium > > communications. Opt-out requests may be sent to > > member_services@oasis-open.org, however, all members are strongly > > encouraged to maintain a subscription to this list.
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