FW: DocBook DTD ballot violates new TC Process

[Karl Best <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

It appears that I've screwed up the first ballot under the new process.
Tommie has pointed out that I skipped the 90-day review cycle before voting
started.

Here's what I did: Norm submitted the DocBook spec to me early September. I
submitted it to the membership for voting on 1 October. As Tommie points
out, I should have submitted it for consideration instead, and then called
for a vote on 1 January.

Any suggestions on what I should do about this? I suppose I could inform the
membership that this ballot is invalid and start again on 1 January. Or we
could just let this one slide and I'll do better next time.

If it matters, so far we have 11 affirmative votes; this is after a few
reminders etc. 13 votes are needed for the 10% (there are 125 member
organizations).

</karl>
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Karl F. Best
OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
978.667.5115 x206
karl.best@oasis-open.org  http://www.oasis-open.org


-----Original Message-----
From: B. Tommie Usdin [mailto:btusdin@mulberrytech.com]
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 6:36 PM
To: karl.best@oasis-open.org
Cc: Graham, Tony
Subject: DocBook DTD ballot violates new TC Process


Karl --

I didn't vote on the DocBook thing because I don't think it can be up
for vote yet according to the new process.  The TC process document
says:

>Thirty days shall be allowed for administrative processing of a
>proposed standard. The proposal shall be submitted to
>the OASIS membership for review at the beginning of the first
>calendar quarter following the 30 days allocated for
>administrative review. At the beginning of the next calendar
>quarter, the proposal shall be submitted to the voting
>members of OASIS, who shall have thirty days to return a ballot
>approving or disapproving the proposal.


The membership is supposed to have a quarter to review the proposed
standard and THEN 30 days to vote.  I don't remember getting the
notice that this would be up for vote 90 days ago; I think you have
skipped a step and went right to vote without review.

I am sure that this proposed standard is OK, but will not vote for it
in violation of a brand new process; if this process is to work we
need to follow it even when there is no problem.

-- Tommie