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HARICA votes "yes" to ballot 206. Some amendments we sent to the
governance WG in January and February were unintentionally
disregarded. Hopefully they will be fixed in a subsequent ballot.<br>
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Dimitris.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/3/2018 6:20 πμ, Virginia Fournier
via Public wrote:<br>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Ballot 206: Amendment
to IPR Policy & Bylaws re Working Group
Formation</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Purpose of Ballot:
This ballot is the result of the work done by the
CA/Browser Forum (the “Forum”) Governance</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Reform Working
Group. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">The following motion
has been proposed by Virginia Fournier of <span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Apple and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of
Digicert and Jos Purvis of Cisco to amend the </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">CA/Browser Forum Intellectual Property
Rights Policy (“IPR Policy”) and Bylaws of the</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">CA/Browser Forum (the
“Bylaws”) regarding the formation of working groups:</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">-- MOTION BEGINS –</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">1. Amendment to IPR
Policy. The IPR Policy is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as set</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">forth on Exhibit A
hereto (IPR Policy version 1.3, effective [date],
2018). In summary, the</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">primary purpose of
the amendment to the IPR Policy is to clarify that
patent licensing</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">obligations will be
based on working group participation rather than
Forum membership.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">2. Amendment to
Bylaws. The Bylaws are hereby amended to read in
their entirety as set</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">forth on Exhibit B
hereto (Bylaws version 1.9, effective [date], 2018).
In summary, the purpose</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">of the amendment to
the Bylaws is to:</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">
<ul class="MailOutline">
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Set forth the processes required to
set up and operate new Forum working groups
(each, a </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">“Chartered Working Group” or “CWG”).</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">
<ul class="MailOutline">
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Clarify that a CWG can create its own
subcommittees without full Forum approval and </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">according to the CWG’s own approval
process.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">
<ul class="MailOutline">
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Make clarifications regarding the
handling of faulty ballot votes.</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Clarify the applicable process when
there’s discrepancy between proposed
Guideline </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">language in a ballot and language set
forth in a redline version attached to the
ballot.</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Specify how to finalize minutes if
there is no Forum meeting or teleconference
within 3 </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">weeks after publication of the draft
minutes.</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Clarify the meanings of the terms
“Forum Meetings” and “Forum Teleconferences."</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Approve the charter for the Server
Certificate Working Group, which will become
the first </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Chartered Working Group (CWG).</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Allow already-existing working groups
(“Legacy Working Groups” or “LWG”) to
continue </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">operating under the old rules for up
to 6 months, and then transition to a
Chartered Working </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Group (CWG) with a new charter
approved under Section 5.3 of the Bylaws to
continue </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">thereafter; also clearly
differentiate between Legacy Working Groups
and Chartered </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Working Groups.</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Correct the term used to define a CAB
Forum member as a “Member” rather than using </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">various other terms to refer to the
same thing throughout the document.</span></li>
<li class=""><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Correct non-substantive typos.</span></li>
</ul>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">3. Approval of
Charter for Server Certificate Working Group.
Pursuant to Section 5.3.1 <span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">(Formation of Working Groups) of the
amended Bylaws, the charter for the Server
Certificate </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Working Group attached hereto as Exhibit
C is hereby approved.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">4. Applicability of
Amendments. The amendments to the IPR Policy and the
Bylaws <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:
initial;" class="">described in this ballot shall
become effective 90 days after the date on which
the vote for </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">approval is final, and shall not apply
retroactively. Any Draft Guideline Ballots already
in the </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">Review Period when such amendments go
into effect shall comply with the versions of the
IPR </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:
initial;" class="">Policy and the Bylaws in effect
when such Review Period began.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">-- MOTION ENDS –</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">The procedure for
approval of this ballot is as follows<span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">:</span></div>
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line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">BALLOT 206</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Formal discussion
period: (7 days)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Start time: 20
March 2018 2:38 PM PDT (20 Mar 2018 21:38 UTC)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">End Time: 27 March
2018 8:00 PM PDT (28 Mar 2018 3:00 AM UTC)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Vote for approval (7
days)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Start time: 27 March
2018 8:30 PM PDT (28 March 2018 3:30 AM UTC)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">End time: 3 April
2018 8:30 PM PDT (4 April 2018 3:30 AM)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Votes must be cast by
posting an on-list reply to this thread on the
Public Mail List.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">A vote in favor of
the ballot must indicate a clear 'yes' in the
response. A vote against must</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">indicate a clear 'no'
in the response. A vote to abstain must indicate a
clear 'abstain' in the</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">response. Unclear
responses will not be counted. The latest vote
received from any</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">representative of a
voting Member before the close of the voting period
will be counted. Voting</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 121, 205);"
class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Members
are listed here: </span><a
href="https://cabforum.org/members/" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">https://cabforum.org/members/</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">In order for the
ballot to be adopted, two thirds or more of the
votes cast by Members in the CA</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">category and greater
than 50% of the votes cast by members in the browser
category must be</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">in favor, and there
must be a quorum.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;" class="">Pursuant to Section
2.3(d) of the Bylaws, each Member, and not the
Forum, will be <span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">responsible for taking precautions to
make sure such Member’s vote is submitted </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">properly and counted. In the event that a
Member’s vote on a ballot is not submitted </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">properly, such vote shall not be valid
and shall not be counted, and there shall be no </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">appeal, revote (except in the case of a
new ballot submitted to all Members) or other </span><span
style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">recourse.</span></div>
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