[cabfpub] Observers

[kirk_hall at trendmicro.com]

Good point, Eddy, but if someone is in the room or on a call, it’s extremely awkward to demand total silence.

We have tried to allow the general public to be “observers” in the sense you have defined below by letting them see the list-serv postings and minutes, etc. – but not post – but I don’t think that is what Jeremy was proposing.  I think Jeremy was proposing that CAs who don’t sign the IPR can attend meetings and talk, but just not vote (as in the past).

From: public-bounces at cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org] On Behalf Of Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
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On 08/25/2012 03:48 AM, From kirk_hall at trendmicro.com:<mailto:kirk_hall at trendmicro.com:>
To my mind, there is a bigger danger from allowing CAs to participate as “observers” without signing the IPR than there is for other necessary experts (e.g., auditors).  As I know from AffirmTrust’s experience as an observer, observers contribute ideas and suggestions just as freely as members.

Perhaps we should define "Observer", not everybody has the same understanding what that is:

  1.  A person who watches or notices something.
  2.  A person who follows events, esp. political ones, closely and comments publicly on them.
In my opinion, an "observer" doesn't really participate, even if that's what our "observers" many times do or did ;-)

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