RE: [xtm-wg] MOTION: Charter revision

["Eric Freese" <eric@isogen.com>]

No.  It's already impossible.  Members made proposals and because a charter
change currently requires a near consensus, we could not make the changes.
This motion is to relax the required vote to a 2/3 vote.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Park [mailto:jackpark@verticalnet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:22 AM
> To: xtm-wg@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [xtm-wg] MOTION: Charter revision
>
>
> Reading the proposed wording and your explanation, am I to
> infer that non
> members at the meeting proposed changes to the charter and
> bylaws and this
> proposal is about making that in impossibility?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Freese <eric@isogen.com>
> To: <xtm-wg@egroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 8:54 AM
> Subject: RE: [xtm-wg] MOTION: Charter revision
>
>
> > For those of you who missed the meeting in Paris, a bit
> more explanation:
> >
> > The arose several process issues which caused a great deal
> of contention,
> to
> > say the least.  However, the 13 (of 16) participating
> members in the room
> > were unable to change any of them because we did not have the near
> consensus
> > required to change the process.  We decided that a request
> would be made
> to
> > relax the requirement so that as the process (and how the
> group works
> within
> > it) matures, it can be modified more expeditiously as necessary.
> >
> > As a heads up, there are several items which will follow
> after this vote
> is
> > completed.  These are mostly due to items which arose in Paris.
> >
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> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jack Park [mailto:jackpark@verticalnet.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 10:36 AM
> > > To: xtm-wg@egroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [xtm-wg] MOTION: Charter revision
> > >
> > >
> > > Can we have some explanation of the change?  What problem
> > > does it solve?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Eric Freese <eric@isogen.com>
> > > To: XTM Working Group (E-mail) <xtm-wg@egroups.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:43 AM
> > > Subject: [xtm-wg] MOTION: Charter revision
> > >
> > >
> > > > MOTION: Alter the text contained in paragraph 3.6.1 of the
> > > TopicMaps.Org
> > > > chart to read:
> > > >
> > > > "The Participating Members shall make all changes to this
> > > Charter and
> > > > By-Laws. Only a Participating Member may propose changes to
> > > the Charter
> > > and
> > > > By-Laws. Such changes shall require a two-thirds majority
> > > vote of the
> > > > Participating Members."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This motion currently requires a near consensus to pass.
> > > More than one
> > > (1)
> > > > "NO" vote will defeat this motion.
> > > >
> > > > The voting period will run from January 23, 2001 through
> > > January 30, 2001.
>
>
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