RE: [oasis-member-discuss] FW: Possible change to TC voting rules - input requested

["Newcomer, Eric" <Eric.Newcomer@iona.com>]

Nothing about one company one vote precludes open discussion.

Eric
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Fremantle [mailto:paul@wso2.com] 
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 8:41 AM
To: David RR Webber (XML)
Cc: Newcomer, Eric; oasis-member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [oasis-member-discuss] FW: Possible change to TC voting
rules - input requested

David

I agree that it is much more useful for companies members to have the 
discussion in the open within a TC. The cases I have seen where the 
discussion is in the open, the TC has been able to understand that 
position and move forwards much more easily.

Paul

David RR Webber (XML) wrote:
> Eric,
>  
> I'm not completely following what you are saying here?  Why should we 
> be eliminating committee debate?
>  
> Having just one company - one vote - is likely to mean that companies 
> invest LESS effort in committees - and surely that is a bad thing?  
> Also bad is the notion that company staff cannot freely work out 
> differences in the TC process - or participate openly - for me that is

> the essense of what OASIS is - not fettered by company mandates - but 
> open peer review. 
>  
> I'd hate to see the situation where we are institutionalizing 
> companies working behind closed doors to determine their own 
> position(s) and then bringing that to the TC.  Much better that the TC

> foster open debate.
>  
> OASIS is supposed to be a public process that maximizes 
> participation  - how is what you are saying in alignment with that?
>  
> Thanks, DW
>
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: [oasis-member-discuss] FW: Possible change to TC voting
rules
>     - input requested
>     From: "Newcomer, Eric" <Eric.Newcomer@iona.com>
>     Date: Fri, October 27, 2006 3:53 pm
>     To: <oasis-member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org>
>
>     I think a one company one vote rule would be an improvement.  It
would
>     help eliminate some amount of committee debate (especially among
>     representatives of the same company) and help streamline votes.  
>
>     Eric
>
>     +1 781 902 8366
>     fax: +1 781 902 8009
>     blog: http://blogs.iona.com/newcomer
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>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: member_services@oasis-open.org
>     [mailto:member_services@oasis-open.org]
>     Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:57 PM
>     To: Newcomer, Eric
>     Subject: Possible change to TC voting rules - input requested
>
>     Dear IONA Technologies* Primary Contact
>
>        Please look at the following message about a possible change to
TC
>     voting rules:
>
>     http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/oasis-member-discuss/
>     email/archives/200610/msg00000.html
>
>       and if you are so inclined please respond as requested to oasis-
>     member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org
>
>
>       thanks,
>        jeff
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