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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Server Certificate Working Group has existed for a long time. Ballot 206 approved its charter (item 3), effective immediately. The 90 day waiting period only affects the Bylaws and IPR policy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As stated on the governance reform working group, the intent was to mirror the functioning of the existing forum whenever possible. As such, it cannot be the case that the charter refers to Ben Wilson and Kirk Hall in their personal capacity. This argument was never made during the development of the ballot, and was not the intent. Indeed, neither has signed the IPR policy in their personal capacity, and are ineligible to serve as chair or vice chair of the forum in their personal capacity (“The offices of Chair and Vice Chair may only be filled by Forum Member representatives”). If it was intended that officers of the SCWG were to serve in their personal capacity, unlike the main forum, the charter would have certainly pointed out that important difference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think it’s quite clear that both persons are serving in their professional capacity as representatives of their member companies. I stated on several occasions that my reading was that DigiCert and Entrust would be the first two new members of the SCWG, and no one disagreed with me. I even brought up the exotic side case of “what happens if DigiCert or Entrust doesn’t sign the IPR policy?” and was rightly accused of being paranoid and was assured that wouldn’t happen. Both companies have expressed interest in joining the SCWG, and both have signed the new IPR policy, so I think it’s clear at least that those two companies are members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Even if that argument doesn’t hold, they are also members for the same reason I believe the SCWG currently has a bunch of other members as well, since all they have to do is sign the new IPR policy and declare their intent to participate. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Vice Chair suggested three methods of declaring intent to participate:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>email the public list, and formally declare their participation in the Server Certificate Working Group<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In case previous declarations have not sufficed, I hereby formally declare that DigiCert is participating in the Server Certificate Working Group. I am willing to repeat this declaration at any time and using any reasonable method.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>subscribe to the mailing list -<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yup, I’m on it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>list self on wiki page<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’re on it. By my count, the number of members already exceeds the quorum of ten.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So the Server Certificate Working Group exists and has members. YAY! Anyone else disagree, and more importantly, can you justify your beliefs using the bylaws?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Tim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>