[cabfpub] Voting begins for Ballot Forum-18 v3 - Update CA/B Forum Bylaws to version 2.5

[Inigo Barreira]

Sectigo votes YES

 

De: Public <public-bounces at cabforum.org> En nombre de Dimitris Zacharopoulos
(HARICA) via Public
Enviado el: jueves, 13 de julio de 2023 10:44
Para: public at cabforum.org
Asunto: [cabfpub] Voting begins for Ballot Forum-18 v3 - Update CA/B Forum
Bylaws to version 2.5

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the
content is safe.

 

This message begins the voting period for ballot Forum-18 v3.

Dimitris.


 


Purpose of the Ballot

The Forum has identified and discussed a number of improvements to be made
to the current version of the Bylaws to improve clarity and allow the Forum
to function more efficiently. Most of these changes are described in the
"Issues with Bylaws to be addressed
<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog
le.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1EtrIy3F5cPge0_M-C8J6fe72KcVI8H5Q_2S6S31ynU0&data=05
%7C01%7Cinigo.barreira%40sectigo.com%7C6a9891b7a99849e673e208db837d3d23%7C0e
9c48946caa465d96604b6968b49fb7%7C0%7C0%7C638248346184559458%7CUnknown%7CTWFp
bGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7
C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hxOXIMklOvSsPrDTjl9oSxhfCbctbDSFc2m519WXr8Y%3D&reserved
=0> " document. Some preparatory discussions and reviews can be checked on
GitHub
<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co
m%2Fcabforum%2Fforum%2Fpull%2F32&data=05%7C01%7Cinigo.barreira%40sectigo.com
%7C6a9891b7a99849e673e208db837d3d23%7C0e9c48946caa465d96604b6968b49fb7%7C0%7
C0%7C638248346184559458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoi
V2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=orPMRD%2BLyuitW
OvsZ4cohHb4Nd29TqT8SSUkBCdiCBE%3D&reserved=0> .



Here is a list of major changes:

1.	Clarified that it is not always required to "READ" the antitrust
statement before each meeting and added the option of reading a "note-well".
2.	Clarified where to send/post Chartered Working Group minutes.
3.	Increased the number of days before automatic failing a ballot from
21 to 90 days.
4.	Allow Chair or Vice-Chair to update links to other sections within a
document without a ballot.
5.	Applied grammatical and other language improvements.
6.	Clarified that Subcommittee minutes do not need to also be published
on the public web site.
7.	Created a new member category called "Probationary Member",
applicable to both Certificate Issuer and Consumer categories, and separated
"Associate Members - Certificate Issuers" from the "Associate Member"
category.
8.	Clarified language for Associate Members for consistency with
Probationary Member for the ballot proposals and endorsing.
9.	Removed the member category called "Root CA Issuer" and only kept
the "CA Issuer" category.
10.	Added a step to check the authority of the signer during membership
applications.
11.	Updated the Chartered Working Group template.
12.	Added some language to the Code of Conduct.
13.	Publishing private conversations without express permission is
considered a violation of the Code of Conduct.
14.	Updated the elections language as agreed at F2F#58.

The following motion has been proposed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA
and endorsed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and Paul van Brouwershaven of Entrust.

MOTION BEGINS

Amendment to the Bylaws: Replace the entire text of the Bylaws of the
CA/Browser Forum with the attached version (CA-Browser Forum Bylaws
v2.5.pdf). 

NOTE: There are two redlines produced by GitHub

1.	Bylaws-redline.pdf (attached)
2.	GitHub redline available at
https://github.com/cabforum/forum/pull/32/files#diff-
<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co
m%2Fcabforum%2Fforum%2Fpull%2F32%2Ffiles%23diff-3c3a1aa55886ff217ac9c808f96a
5e9a9582fc11&data=05%7C01%7Cinigo.barreira%40sectigo.com%7C6a9891b7a99849e67
3e208db837d3d23%7C0e9c48946caa465d96604b6968b49fb7%7C0%7C0%7C638248346184559
458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h
aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2QcUWmkj8d6uPK5LWI5fH7GFIT2djq%2Fb5
XXI7ypj%2B74%3D&reserved=0> 3c3a1aa55886ff217ac9c808f96a5e9a9582fc11
<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co
m%2Fcabforum%2Fforum%2Fpull%2F32%2Ffiles%23diff-3c3a1aa55886ff217ac9c808f96a
5e9a9582fc11&data=05%7C01%7Cinigo.barreira%40sectigo.com%7C6a9891b7a99849e67
3e208db837d3d23%7C0e9c48946caa465d96604b6968b49fb7%7C0%7C0%7C638248346184559
458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h
aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2QcUWmkj8d6uPK5LWI5fH7GFIT2djq%2Fb5
XXI7ypj%2B74%3D&reserved=0> 

MOTION ENDS

The procedure for this ballot is as follows:


Forum-18 v3 - Update CA/B Forum Bylaws to version 2.5

Start time (10:00 UTC)

End time (10:00 UTC)


Discussion (at least 7 days)

4 July 2023

11 July 2023


Expected Vote for approval (7 days)

13 July 2023

20 July 2023

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.cabforum.org/pipermail/public/attachments/20230714/17d499a2/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: smime.p7s
Type: application/pkcs7-signature
Size: 6853 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.cabforum.org/pipermail/public/attachments/20230714/17d499a2/attachment-0001.p7s>