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Subject: Re: [members] 15-day Public Review for Virtual I/O Device (#VIRTIO) V1.0 - ends July 28th


On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 10:36:13AM -0400, Chet Ensign wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>     On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 09:49:24AM -0400, Chet Ensign wrote:
>     > A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no problem
>     there. 
> 
>     Yes my question was about this text:
> 
>     >             ... and provide to the TC
>     >             Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record
>     the TC's
>     >             resolution
> 
>     so this is not mandatory then?
> 
> 
> Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the minutes in which
> the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.  
> 

OK so going back to the original question.
Is there a way to reach this resolution through an online ballot
instead of a meeting?
If yes the TC would prefer this.


> 
>     >
>     > If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then you'll
>     want
>     > to follow these steps: 
>     >
>     > 1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process requires that
>     you
>     > provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The
>     easiest way
>     > to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a list of
>     changes
>     > is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate document. 
> 
>     Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
>     produced automatically.
> 
> 
> I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to point people
> to what has changed.  
> 
> 
>     > 2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the link to
>     it in
>     > your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.
> 
>     Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we upload
>     the files?
> 
> 
> Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of the software.
> Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant was your
> document repository - where you upload files. 
>  
> 
> 
>     > 3. use motion language like this to request the Special Majority Vote: "I
>     move
>     > that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority Vote to
>     > approve  <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for the
>     revised
>     > working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that changes
>     have
>     > been made since the last public review. The changes made are documented
>     in <URL
>     > for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to be
>     Non-Material in
>     > accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC Process (http://
>     > www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#dNonmaterialChange)."
>     >
>     > 4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at https://www.oasis-open.org
>     /
>     > resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request 
>     >
>     > I'll take care of it from there. 
>     >
>     > Let me know if you have any questions on this... 
>     >
>     > /chet
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
>     wrote:
>     >
>     >     Hello, Chet,
>     >     Policy guidelines state:
>     >     https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#
>     OASISstandard
>     >
>     >             The approval of a Committee Specification shall require a
>     Special
>     >             Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC Administrator
>     that
>     >     the
>     >             TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for the
>     >     advancement
>     >             of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide to the
>     TC
>     >             Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record
>     the TC's
>     >             resolution, including the location of the editable versions
>     of the
>     >     files
>     >             and any other ballot details (for example, Designated
>     >     Cross-Reference
>     >             Change motions).
>     >
>     >     There are some comments and non material changes since the last
>     drafts,
>     >     so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but several
>     members
>     >     of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term.  Is
>     it
>     >     possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
>     >     of a meeting?
>     >
>     >     Thanks!
>     >
>     >     --
>     >     MST
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     >
>     > /chet 
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> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> /chet 
> ----------------
> Chet Ensign
> Director of Standards Development and TC Administration 
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