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FW: Please add this to Steering Commiittee agenda...

From: James Bryce Clark <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:39:00 -0000

Hello all. This confirms our discussion at the LegalXML MS Steering Committee meeting this morning. The leadership of the LegalXML Integrated Justice TC has informed us that the committee wishes to be permitted to continue to operate after the 15 April 2007 deadline under our IPR Transition Policy. The Committee has *approved* a "Transition Request Ballot" under that policy, although it closed on 9 March 2007. Essentially, the TC wishes us to commence a Transition Approval Ballot in the minimnum allowed time of 30 days (approximately 15 April 2007), and asks the Board to suspend the closure of the TC for 28 days thereafter (so that the ballot can complete and, if successful, the TC Transition Effective Date may occur). This waiver requires OASIS Board action under our IPR Transition Policy. In my words, the TC's intent (if it takes this course) is to finish up the previously unexpected task of issuing Naming & Design Rules for the current GJDXM model, this Spring. The committee also anticipates rechartering during the summer, to address planned changes to the external GJDXM/NIEM (sp?) project. However, the Steering Committee also has reserved the possibility that the TC's chairs will clarify the TC's intent, in the next 24 hours, either to: (a) seek a short extension such as 30 or 60 days after 15 April, to be followed by closure and later creation of a new TC; or (b) just hold a committee vote to bless the current NDR as a Committee Draft now in the month, before April 15, forego an extension, and resume with a new TC in the Autumn; or (c) create a new TC at this time, sad close the existing TC as scheduled on 15 April; or, (d) a plan of continuous operation between now and the Autumn. John & David will let us know this week exactly which alternative is sought (see action items below). As I understand it, the Steering Committee endorsed this request, conditioned on its being finalized by the TC chairs; and John Messing & the TC chairs will collaborate on a finalized letter to be sent to Patrick Gannon for Board consideration by Friday morning 16 March. (That target would allow consideration of the request as an action item by the Board at its March meeting.) Open action items are: 1. John R./Dave G./Jim C. to confirm back to us, by tomorrow (15 March), whether a specific extension or waiver should be sought from our Board, and whether Mary should start a 30-day transition approval ballot notice period tomorrow,. 2. John R./Dave G./Jim C. to draft a request letter, along the general lines of the letter from the e-Contracts TC appended below [1], but with appropriately different facts, and send it to Patrick. 3. Patrick to add to Board agenda. Separately, would you confirm to me the URI for the committee's most current working draft for an NDR for the GJDXM 3.x? I do want us to point correctly to the artifact, in our discussions with people, whatever its status. If I missed anything, please reply to the addressees on this message with a correction. Thanks. Regards Jamie ~ James Bryce Clark ~ Director of Standards Development, OASIS ~ [email protected] [background:] > Subject: Fwd: RE: LegalXML IJ TC IPR Transition > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:43:54 -0700 > From: James Bryce Clark