I would like to echo Rob's comments. I am trying to understand the
motivation behind this change. I don't see how OASIS is advantaged in
any way by this, but I do see serious disadvantages. I know there are
quite a few members that participate in multiple TC--but can't commit
fully to all. So they maintain observer status for most and member
status for a very small number. Yet their input is still essential.
Can someone please explain the rationale behind this change?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philpott, Robert [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:26 PM
> To: ;
> Cc:
> Subject: [chairs] RE: [members] OASIS member review of proposed
revision
> of TC Process
>
> I would like to express serious concerns with the proposed change to
the
> TC process that means that TC observers would no longer be able to
post
> to the TC's mailing list.
>
> From the current process: "An Observer may participate in TC
discussions
> and post email messages to the TC list, but may not vote and does not
> need to maintain attendance."
>
> From the proposed process: "Observer" (or "TC Observer") is an
Eligible
> Person who is subscribed to the TC email list, and may attend TC
> meetings, but is not allowed to participate in TC email list
> discussions, participate or speak in TC meetings, or make
Contributions
> to the TC. The process for becoming an Observer is defined in the
> section "TC Membership and Participation".
>
> I STRONGLY disagree with making this change. The SSTC has over 260
> members, of which 40-50 are active voting members. However, our TC
> regularly receives valuable input on email discussion topics from
> members that don't have currently active voting status. These
postings
> are from folks such as those in other TC's that monitor our list
because
> those TC's have some dependency on ours. Requiring folks to find some
> other mechanism to provide their input simply throws up barriers in
> front of them and will in all likelihood result in us not receiving
that
> input at all.
>
> The input from these members is very important to us. I believe this
to
> be a bad change of policy that goes against the open, free exchange of
> ideas that we rely on.
>
> Rob Philpott
> Senior Consulting Engineer
> RSA Security Inc.
> Tel: 781-515-7115
> Mobile: 617-510-0893
> Fax: 781-515-7020
> mailto:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karl F. Best [mailto:]
> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:10 AM
> > To: members
> > Subject: [members] OASIS member review of proposed revision of TC
> Process
> >
> > OASIS members:
> >
> > You're aware that the OASIS Board of Directors has been working on a
> > revision of the OASIS IPR Policy, and you have had an opportunity to
> > give feedback on that proposed revision.
> >
> > The Board has also been working on a revision of the OASIS TC
Process,
> > the document that governs the creation and operation of TCs at
OASIS,
> > and the advancement and approval of the work they do. This revision
> > includes changes suggested by TC chairs, the Technical Advisory
Board
> > (TAB), and other members. It also includes changes required to
support
> > the new IPR Policy; because these two documents rely on each other
> they
> > must be revised, approved, and become effective at the same time.
> >
> > The Board has approved an OASIS member review of the revised
Process;
> > this review will start today and go until 10 November. A draft of
the
> > revised TC Process document approved for member review by the Board
is
> > found at
> > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/members-
> > only/download.php/9623/TC%20Process%2020041007.pdf.
> >
> >
> > A document summarizing the changes from the current Process is at
> > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/members-
> > only/download.php/9621/Process%20revision%20summary.pdf
> >
> > Please send your comments in regards to these proposed changes to
> > by 10 November, so that
the
> > Board can consider your comments, make changes to this draft, and
have
> > the Process document ready to be effective at the same time as the
new
> > IPR Policy.
> >
> > -Karl
> >
> > =================================================================
> > Karl F. Best
> > Vice President, OASIS
> > office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648
> > http://www.oasis-open.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
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