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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">The version posted was prior to an edit I promised to make at the last F2F, which would change the veto threshold from unanimous to 90%. This would have no practical impact if the CA board was 10 or
fewer members, but matter if CAs decided to have 20 board seats or 100.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">No rationale. I suggest that the CA constituency should define its own size and procedures for the board. 9 was a example number, as was the suggestion of reserving some seats for the market share
leaders and some for small CAs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Anyone who wants to contribute to a WG needs to sign the IPR policy, which is scoped at the level of the WG charter. Since the Board votes up or down without modifying a spec, you could actually be
a voting member and even have a board seat without signing an IPR, if you didn’t choose to participate in any working groups. (much like the W3C)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">I had suggested that CAs should determine their own fee structure, probably using a gradation based on revenue from certificate issuance or the size of part of the organization that does certificate
issuance. The gradated fee structure is simply about providing the necessary support for a professionalized organization, with each member contributing in proportion to its ability or the utility it derives from a well-functioning PKI ecosystem. In this
respect it is much like the W3C, Kantara, OASIS, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">The key thing is that, after much feedback that the CAs were unhappy with PayPal’s proposed organization of their constituency, or even that we would presume to try, I expect the CAs to propose how to
organize it themselves in the refinement period. The basic structure balances the constituencies among each other, with no more provisos for non-constituency majorities, so it doesn’t matter much to the other constituencies what the result is, except that
we can arrive at an equitable fee structure that funds the needs of the organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-Brad Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 15, 2012 3:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> public@cabforum.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] Ballot [85] - Governance Reform<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have several questions for the authors of the various proposals. I think the answers would be of interest to the general CAB Forum:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Paypal:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">If I understand your proposal correctly, there are 3 groups at the Board level and ratification requires a 2/3 vote of the constituencies. But the third group can veto the vote if all members of that
group are unanimous, is that correct? So for example, if CAs and Trust store operators vote on something but all members of the User group unanimously vote against it, it doesn’t pass?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">What is the rationale for the number “9” for the CA group? How was this number arrived at?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">It’s not clear whether everyone has to sign up to an IPR policy or just those in the working groups?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">This proposal seems to be biased against larger companies in terms of the fee structure. Can you comment on that? Also, is the fee based on the number of people in the overall company or just the division
that deals with SSL/PKI?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Trend:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">This looks like essentially what we have now but with the addition of moderated working groups in which the moderator makes a recommendation after synthesizing the “voice” of the work group and then
brings it to a vote of the forum. The forum voting rules are the same as today. Is this a correct characterization?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">That’s it for now, more to come as I keep diving into them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dean Coclin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Symantec<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org]">
[mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ben Wilson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 10, 2012 11:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Ballot [85] - Governance Reform<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Forwarded to the Public List ===<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tom Albertson made the following motion and Bill Madell and Jeremy Rowley endorsed it:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Pursuant to a motion made and approved at the face-to-face meeting of Forum members in Gjovik Norway, the CAB Forum has posted the four (4) governance proposals
to <a href="http://www.cabforum.org">http://www.cabforum.org</a>, and indicated that one of these governance proposals, or a “no change” proposal, should be adopted by the Forum, by the following voting process:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A seven (7) day review period, followed by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A seven (7) day voting period, during which an
<u>instant run-off ballot</u> is conducted to eliminate all but two of the proposals..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The
<u>instant run off ballot</u> is among the following proposals (listed in alphabetical order):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.cabforum.org/governance/DigiCert_Governance_Proposal.pdf">DigiCert</a> Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.cabforum.org/governance/Microsoft_Governance_Proposal.pdf">Microsoft</a> Proposal<br>
<br>
No Change Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.cabforum.org/governance/PayPal_Governance_Proposal.pdf">PayPal</a> Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.cabforum.org/governance/Trend_Micro_Governance_Proposal.pdf">Trend Micro</a> Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Body1" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Note: The
<u>instant run-off ballot</u> shall be conducted as follows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Body1" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Where there are '5' initial proposals, each voting member may assign the numbers 1 to 5 to the proposals in order of preference (1 indicating their most
preferred choice). Each member who votes shall (at least) assign the number '1', and may assign further numbers up to and including '5'.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body1" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body1" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Votes ranked '1' shall be counted and the proposal with the fewest votes shall be eliminated. The votes of the corresponding members shall be reassigned
to the proposal ranked '2' by those members. Where a member has not identified a proposal with rank '2', his or her vote shall not be reassigned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body1" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body1" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">This procedure shall be repeated, counting reassigned votes, until just two proposals remain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Votes will be tallied and the two remaining proposals receiving first and second status from the run-off ballot process shall proceed to the
<u>final ballot</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A two week period will occur during which the authors of the two remaining proposals on the
<u>final ballot</u> may modify their proposals while keeping to the spirit of the proposal that he or she posted to
<a href="http://www.cabforum.org">http://www.cabforum.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A
<u>final ballot</u> will be offered to select between the two remaining proposals, by the following voting process:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A seven (7) day review period, followed by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A seven (7) day voting period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Votes will be tallied and the proposal receiving a simple majority of votes in favor will be deemed the governance policy that the Forum will pursue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A period of undefined duration during which the author of the successful proposal shall refine the proposal in order to ensure its completeness, while keeping within
the spirit of the proposal that he or she posted to <a href="http://www.cabforum.org">
http://www.cabforum.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A
<u>ratification ballot</u> conducted in accordance with established Forum procedures to ratify the proposal that emerged from step 5 (above).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:windowtext">--MOTION BEGINS--</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:windowtext">The members shall conduct an
<u>instant run-off ballot</u> as described above. Votes will be tallied, and members shall conduct a
<u>final ballot</u> between the two proposals with first and second status. Once a governance policy is selected, it will be further refined and put before the membership in the form of a
<u>ratification ballot</u>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">This ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 10 August 2012 and will close at 2100 UTC on 17 August 2012. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the entire voting
period for 3 ballots will proceed as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7 day review period for this motion, closing on 17 August 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7 day voting period, closing on 24 August 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">14 day period for modification of two final proposals, closing on 7 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7 day review period for two final proposals, closing on 14 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7 day voting period, closing on 21 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A period of undefined duration for refinement of the final proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7 day review period, closing on date TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7 day voting period, closing on date TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">--MOTION ENDS--</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For the <u>instant run-off ballot</u>, votes for preferred proposals must clearly indicate a number 1 for the most preferred choice, and optionally 2 for the second most preferred, and so on (see
above “Note” for details).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For the
<u>final ballot</u>, voters will choose a preferred option between two proposals, with the winner receiving a simple majority of votes. Votes must indicate a clear “Yes” in the response for their preferred option. Since the final ballot is for the preferred
option no “no” response should be given, only a “yes” or “abstain.”, A vote to abstain must indicate a clear “abstain” in the response. Unclear responses will not be counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a voting member before the close
of the voting period will be counted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For the
<u>ratification ballot</u>, votes will be tallied in accordance with established Forum procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="line874" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Voting members are listed here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.cabforum.org/forum.html"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">http://www.cabforum.org/forum.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In order for the ratification ballot conducted in step (7) above to be adopted, as the Forum is currently constituted, two thirds or more of the votes cast by members in the CA category and one half or more of the
votes cast by members in the browser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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