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[Chet Ensign <mst@redhat.com>]

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. > > > > > > 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 > > ---------------- > > Chet Ensign > > Director of Standards Development and TC Administration > > OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society > > http://www.oasis-open.org > > > > Primary: +1 973-996-2298 > > Mobile: +1 201-341-1393 > > > > Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http:// > > www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/ > > tc-admin-submission-checklist.html > > > > TC Administration information and support is available at http:// > > www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin > > > > Follow OASIS on: > > LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen > > Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open > -- /chet ---------------- Chet Ensign Director of Standards Development and TC Administration OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society http://www.oasis-open.org Primary: +1 973-996-2298 Mobile: +1 201-341-1393 Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/tc-admin-submission-checklist.html TC Administration information and support is available at http://www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin Follow OASIS on: LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open