<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Adriano,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">this information is not correct. The official announcement on the Opera acquisition by Golden Brick consortium is published here: <a href="http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=412755" target="_blank">http://www.newsweb.no/<wbr>newsweb/search.do?messageId=<wbr>412755</a>. Qihoo has a certain share in this consortium, but it is less than 50% and no decision-making authority. The CA/B forum conditions are met :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thank you.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 July 2017 at 13:33, Adriano Santoni via Public <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org" target="_blank">public@cabforum.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p><font face="Calibri">Hi Michael, <br>
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    <p><font face="Calibri">has Opera been bought by Qihoo ?</font></p>
    <p><font face="Calibri">I stumbled by chance into some news of 2016
        and eraly this year mentioning such acquisition.</font><br>
    </p>
    Regards<br>
      Adriano<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="m_2531275182941729714moz-cite-prefix">Il 04/07/2017 13:22, Michael Markevich
      via Public ha scritto:<br>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Opera votes
          YES</div>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On 22 June 2017 at 13:42, Gervase
            Markham via Public <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org" target="_blank">public@cabforum.org</a>></span>
            wrote:<br>
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              <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <b>Ballot 205:
                  Membership-Related Clarifications<br>
                </b>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
                  <b>Purpose of Ballot: </b>The CAB Forum Bylaws define
                  membership criteria, but don't say what should happen
                  when an existing member ceases to meet those criteria.
                  This ballot is intended to fix this, for the avoidance
                  of doubt and uncertainty. It also makes it clearer
                  that proper recognition of currently-issued
                  certificates by at least one browser member is a
                  membership requirement, and adds the definition of
                  "Affiliate" from the IPR policy.<br>
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">The
                  following motion has been proposed by Gervase Markham
                  of Mozilla and endorsed by Kirk Hall of Entrust
                  Datacard and Curt Spann of Apple:<br>
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">--
                  MOTION BEGINS --</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">This
                  motion changes the CAB Forum Bylaws.<br>
                </p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
                </p>
                <u> </u><u><b>Section 1</b></u><u><b><br>
                  </b></u><br>
                Add a new section between 2.1 ("Qualifying for Forum
                Membership") and the following section, numbering the
                new section 2.2, and renumbering following sections
                appropriately. The new section shall read:<br>
                <br>
                <b>2.2 Ending Forum Membership</b><br>
                <br>
                Forum Members may resign from the Forum at any time.
                Resignation does not prevent a member potentially having
                continuing obligations, under the Forum's IPR Policy or
                any other document.<br>
                <br>
                (a) <u>Browser</u>: A Browser member's membership will
                automatically cease if any of the following become true:<br>
                <ul>
                </ul>
                <ol>
                  <li>it stops providing updates for its
                    membership-qualifying software product; or <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>six months have elapsed since the last such
                    published update.</li>
                </ol>
                <ul>
                </ul>
                (b) <u>Issuing CA</u> or <u>Root CA</u>: An CA
                member's membership may be suspended if any of the
                following become true:<br>
                <ul>
                </ul>
                <ol>
                  <li>it fails to pass its membership-qualifying audit;</li>
                  <li>its membership-qualifying audit is revoked,
                    rescinded or withdrawn;</li>
                  <li>fifteen months have elapsed since the end of the
                    Audit Period of its last successful
                    membership-qualifying audit;</li>
                  <li>it stops issuing certificates to Web servers that
                    are openly accessible from the Internet; or<br>
                  </li>
                  <li>it is no longer the case that its currently-issued
                    certificates are treated as valid by at least one
                    Browser member. <br>
                  </li>
                </ol>
                <ul>
                </ul>
                Any Forum Member who believes one of the above
                circumstances is true of a CA Forum Member may report it
                on the Public Mail List. The Chair will then
                investigate, including asking the CA for an explanation
                or appropriate documentation. If evidence of continued
                qualification for membership is not forthcoming within
                five working days, the Chair will announce that the
                member is suspended, such announcement to include the
                clause(s) from the above list under which the suspension
                has been made.<br>
                <br>
                A suspended CA Forum Member who believes it has now
                re-met the membership criteria under the relevant
                clauses shall post evidence to the Public Mail List. The
                Chair will examine the evidence and unsuspend the
                member, or not, by public announcement. A CA Forum
                Member's membership will automatically cease six months
                after it becomes suspended if it has not re-met the
                membership criteria by that time.<br>
                <br>
                While suspended, CAs may participate in meetings and on
                the Forum's discussion lists, but not propose or second
                ballots or take part in any form of voting. Votes cast
                before a member's suspension is announced will stand.<br>
                <br>
                <u><b>Section 2</b></u><u><b><br>
                  </b></u><br>
                Update both sections 2.1 (a) and (b) to insert words as
                follows:<br>
                <br>
                "actively issues certificates to Web servers that are
                openly accessible from the Internet<u>, </u><u>such
                  certificates being treated as valid when</u> using a
                browser created by a Browser member."<br>
                <br>
                <u><b>Section 3</b></u><u><b><br>
                    <br>
                  </b></u>Update section 2.2 b) as follows:<br>
                <br>
                Only one vote per Member company shall be accepted;
                representatives of <strike>corporate affiliates</strike><u>Affiliates</u>
                shall not vote.  <br>
                <br>
                Add to the Definitions section:<br>
                <br>
                <b>Affiliate:</b> an entity that directly or indirectly
                controls, is controlled by or is under common control
                with, a Member. Control for the purposes of this
                Agreement shall mean direct or indirect beneficial
                ownership of more than fifty percent of the voting
                stock, or decision-making authority in the event that
                there is no voting stock, in an entity. <br>
                <p class="MsoNormal">-- MOTION ENDS --</p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"> </p>
                <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The
                    procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:</span></p>
                <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p>
                <table class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
                  <tbody>
                    <tr>
                      <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="306">
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">BALLOT 205</span></p>
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Status:
                            Bylaws Change</span></p>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:82.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="110">
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Start
                            time (23:00 UTC)</span></p>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:79.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="106">
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">End
                            time (23:00 UTC)</span></p>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="306">
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Discussion
                            (7 to 14 days)</span></p>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="110">
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">22
                            June<br>
                          </span></p>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="106">
                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center">29 June<br>
                        </p>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="306">
                        <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Vote for
                            approval (7 days)</span></p>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="110">
                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center">29 June<br>
                        </p>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="106">
                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center">6 July<br>
                        </p>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="306"><br>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="110"><br>
                      </td>
                      <td style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="106"><br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                  </tbody>
                </table>
                <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><br>
                  </span></p>
                <p class="m_2531275182941729714m_-7227716771022786269line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Votes
                    must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this
                    thread on the Public list.  A vote in favor of the
                    motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response.
                    A vote against must indicate a clear 'no' in the
                    response. 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. Voting members
                    are listed here: </span><font color="#000000"><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a></font><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext"> </span>
                  In order for the motion to be adopted, two thirds or
                  more of the votes cast by members in the CA category
                  and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in
                  the browser category must be in favor.  <span style="background:white">Quorum is shown on
                    CA/Browser Forum wiki.  Under Bylaw 2.2(g), at least
                    the required quorum number must participate in the
                    ballot for the ballot to be valid, either by voting
                    in favor, voting against, or abstaining.</span> </p>
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                    <div>Michael Markevich</div>
                    <div>Head of Security and Privacy</div>
                    <div>Opera Software</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
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      <p style="font-family:Serif">
        Cordiali saluti,<br>
        <br>
        Adriano Santoni<br>
        ACTALIS S.p.A.<br>
        (Aruba Group)</p>
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