[xtm-wg] Re: Charter

[dkoger@speakeasy.org]

I vote for TOPICMAPS.ORG  Even though it is huge in proportional font, I just like the all caps look. 

No it does not make a difference for navigation.

XTM Specification does sound far better than TOPICMAPS.ORG Specification.
In the ICE-AG votes have been recorded as part of the official minutes.  The responsibility for these minutes has changed from meeting to meeting, with the bulk of the responsibility going to Dianne Kennedy.  ;) Hi Dianne.

The Founders need to have a written cut off.  Is there a definitive date set?

I thought the charter allowed no more than 50% technology companies.

3.5.2
technology-oriented Participating Members may not constitute an absolute majority of the resulting TopicMaps.Org Specification Authoring Group

As to 3.5.4, I have tendered my resignation at BEST Consulting and have not chosen a new company at this time.  Let's test the charter.

Daniel

> ------------ Original Message -----------
> From: Steven R. Newcomb <srn@techno.com>
> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 11:53:17 -0600
> 
> [Sam Hunting:]
> > 1. and throughout: Lowercase "O" in "TopicMaps.Org", or do whatever
> > is needed to make the organization name equal to the real address, as
> > an
> > aid to navigation.
> 
> I was baffled about how to capitalize this new name when I made this
> change to the charter draft.  I don't think capitalization makes any
> difference as far as domain name navigation is concerned.  Is that
> wrong?  Does anyone have any strong feelings about this?  Here are
> some choices:
> 
> 1. TopicMaps.Org
> 2. TopicMaps.ORG
> 3. TOPICMAPS.ORG  (I would like this one best, except that it takes up so
>                    much room in proportional fonts.  A silly reason.)
> 4. topicmaps.org  (This looks quite odd in text, I must say, since it's
>                     a proper name)
> 5. Topicmaps.org
> 6. TopicMaps.org
> 7. etc.
> 
> > Comment: "XTM specification" sure sounds a lot sexier than
> > "TopicMap.Org
> > Specification" Oh well...
> 
> Yeah, maybe we should hang onto the "XTM Specification" moniker.
> Anybody have strong feelings about this?
> 
> > 2.3 "license which limits" to "license that limits"
> 
> OK. This is why we love you, Sam.  You're one of those people who
> knows the difference.
> 
> > 2.4 "Host Organization" to "Host Organization  (see section 3.7)"
> 
> OK.
> 
> > Query: Can the AG ever, in some extra-ordinary circumstance, ever 
> > over-ride a privilege or emolument granted by the Host organization?
> > Cf.
> > Section 3.1.
> 
> I don't see how.  A contract's a contract.  The AG delegates to the
> Host Organization the authority to make sponsorship contracts, and the
> Host Organization therefore is empowered to commit the full faith and
> credit of the AG for that purpose, period.  We could insist that the
> AG review all Sponsorship contracts, but I think that's (a) not
> necessary, (b) a waste of valuable AG time, and (c) insulting to the
> Host Organization.  I trust that IDEAlliance is endowed with good
> sense.
> 
> Anybody have any other comment, or an alternative proposal?
> 
> > 3.3.2 and 3.3.2.1 Is who records and reports the votes a matter of
> > policy to be determined?
> 
> I guess it is, but this is an issue that should really be addressed in
> the charter.  This strikes me as a Co-chairs responsibility, or the
> responsibility of the nominee of the Co-chairs.  Does anybody have
> strong feelings about that or about another method?
> 
> > 3.5.2 How do we bootstrap the first set of PMs?
> 
> We're going under the assumption that they are the founders -- the
> people who showed up at the organizational meetings in Alexandria and
> San Jose.
> 
> > Is it OK if technology PMs are a majority in the first set?
> 
> If that's the way it is, then that's the way it is.  I don't see
> how we can do anything about that.
> 
> > 3.5.4 Presumably the representative of a self-employed PM would be
> > the self employed?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> -Steve
> 
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