Re: [ws-caf] More trouble with voting the KAVI way

["Mark Little" <mark.little@arjuna.com>]

I mention this half in jest, but bugzilla has a voting system build into it
;-)

Mark.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Pavlik" <greg.pavlik@oracle.com>
To: "Green, Alastair J." <Alastair.Green@choreology.com>
Cc: <ws-caf@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [ws-caf] More trouble with voting the KAVI way


> I did exactly the same, and I am completely frustrated by this system.
> Perhaps our first item for the next concall should be to reevaluate this
> process?
>
> Green, Alastair J. wrote:
>
> >Sorry to raise this again, but I had allotted some of this afternoon to
> >WS-CAF, including registering my votes, only to run into the following
> >problems.
> >
> >I have every sympathy with any user or administrator of the dreaded KAVI
> >system, so I'm not having a go.
> >
> >On a constructive note, I would like to suggest that a voting sheet,
> >sent out and returned by e-mail, with the opportunity to cast votes on
> >one "piece of paper", on each of the current *batch* of proposals, would
> >be *vastly* easier to understand, keep track of, and probably easier to
> >administer.
> >
> >Here goes ...
> >
> >I discover that the ballots raised on Friday 6th at 8.00am Eastern were
> >closed at 12 midnight today. That is not seven days. I had misread "am"
> >for "pm", and thought I had till 5.00pm GMT, but that's beside the
> >point: it's not a full seven days. I think these ballots are invalid,
> >therefore.
> >
> >Yesterday (12th Feb, 10.15 GMT) it turns out that I received the
> >following, billed in the subject line as a "New ballot". You will note
> >it is not a new ballot, and that it indicates a closure date of today,
> >so if it were to have been a new ballot, it would have been invalid.
> >There are several other examples of this "new-old" ballot, which seem to
> >result from amendments to allow visibility/change of votes.
> >
> >***
> >
> >OASIS Web Services Composite Application Framework TC member,
> >
> >A new ballot has been presented to OASIS Web Services Composite
> >Application Framework TC.  To vote on this ballot, go here:
> >
> >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ws-caf/ballot.php?id=350
> >
> >Please DO NOT REPLY to this email; instead, vote using the above link.
> >
> >The text of this ballot is as follows:
> >---
> >"Proposed resolution for issue 16"
> >Problem: None of the ws-caf wsdls are BP 1.0 compliant.  This was only
> >determined by a quick manual overview and seeing non BP compliant issues
> >such as import statements not being enclosed in the types section of the
> >wsdls.
> >
> >
> >
> >Solution: To ensure BP 1.0 compliance the wsdls can be tested using
> >version 1.0 of the WS-I Testing tools.  The tools will produce a report
> >showing whether or not the wsdls comply with BP 1.0 or not.  We should
> >use this as the only sure test for proving that CAF WSDLs are BP 1.0
> >compliant.
> >
> >Amendment Posted on 2/12/2004:
> >Allowed people to change votes and see others votes.
> >
> >- Yes
> >- No
> >
> >Referenced Items
> >Date            Name                             Type
> >----            ----                             ----
> >06 Feb 2004     services.arjuna.com/wscaf-i...   Document
> >
> >---
> >
> >The ballot closes Friday, 13 February 2004 @ 12:00 am ET.  Please vote
> >before then by visiting:
> >
> >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/ws-caf/ballot.php?id=350
> >
> >Thank you,
> >OASIS Open Administration
> >
> >***
> >
> >Yours,
> >
> >Alastair
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>