[cabfpub] (Final? Update) Ballot FORUM-1: Establish Forum Infrastructure Working Group
Moudrick M. Dadashov
md at ssc.lt
Sun Aug 26 19:14:49 UTC 2018
SSC votes: "Yes".
Thanks.
M.D.
On 8/13/2018 5:47 AM, Jos Purvis (jopurvis) via Public wrote:
>
> I’ve updated the ballot with some suggestions from the group (thanks
> to Virginia and Kirk!). Since we can still squeak in 7 days’
> discussion period before the voting period, I’ve not changed the
> voting start date: 20 August. The rationalized version including all
> the changes is below; a red-line version highlighting the changes
> follows it in case anyone wants to know what changed.
>
> *Ballot FORUM-1: Establish Forum Infrastructure Working Group*
>
> *Purpose of Ballot*
>
> The CA/Browser Forum has grown considerably over the last few years
> and is now dividing its work into multiple working groups to more
> carefully address specific certificate needs. The responsibilities of
> managing the various pieces components of infrastructure necessary for
> the Forum to conduct its work, such as the wiki and mailing lists, has
> grown considerably. With immense gratitude to each of the Forum
> members that have helped to provide this infrastructure, the work of
> managing it should no longer be left as a volunteer best-effort
> function of any single Forum member. This ballot would establish a
> working group chartered to help ensure the infrastructure supporting
> the Forum continues to meet its needs.
>
> The following motion has been proposed by Jos Purvis of Cisco and
> endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Digicert and Wayne Thayer of Mozilla.
>
> *— MOTION BEGINS —*
>
> *Establish Forum Infrastructure Working Group*
>
> Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot in accordance with section
> 5.3 of the Bylaws, the Forum Infrastructure Working Group (“FIWG”) is
> created to perform the activities as specified in this Charter,
> subject to the terms and conditions of the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws and
> Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, as such documents may
> change from time to time. The definitions found in the Forum’s Bylaws
> shall apply to capitalized terms in this Charter.
>
> *Scope*
>
> The authorized scope of the Forum Infrastructure Working Group shall
> be as follows:
>
> 1. To oversee the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the
> common CA/Browser Forum website and wiki resources;
> 2. To coordinate updates to public and Forum-facing web and wiki
> content in support of the Forum Webmaster role established in the
> Bylaws;
> 3. To create and manage the division of access and content spaces
> required to help ensure the separation of the work of various
> Working Groups and accompanying IP commitments, as described in
> the Forum’s IPR Policy;
> 4. To manage the Forum-level email lists and to offer management of
> working-group and subcommittee mailing lists as needed in support
> of the Forum List Manager role established in the Bylaws;
> 5. To perform other activities ancillary to the primary activities
> listed above.
>
> *Out of Scope*
>
> The following items are considered out of scope for the Working Group
> under this charter:
>
> * The FIWG will not address coordination of Forum or Working Group
> face-to-face meetings.
> * The FIWG will not create Final Guidelines or Final Maintenance
> Guidelines as defined in the Bylaws and IPR Policy.
> * The FIWG shall provide recommendations of infrastructure
> acquisition or use to the Forum, but shall not impose requirements
> upon the rest of the Forum.
> * The FIWG will not address the acquisition or maintenance of
> software or services used for online meetings of the Forum Plenary
> or Working Groups.
>
> In addition to the above, the work of the FIWG in managing content
> updates to online content shall be offered to Working Groups and
> Subcommittees, but shall not supplant the responsibilities of Forum
> chairs or members to do so as required by the Bylaws.
>
> *Anticipated End Date*
>
> Given that the work of infrastructure support and management is
> expected to be consistent and ongoing, the FIWG is chartered without a
> specific end date. However, the FIWG may be dissolved at any time
> through a Forum ballot, as specified in the Bylaws, section 5.3.2c.
>
> *Personnel and Participation*
>
> */Initial Chairs and Contacts/*
>
> The proposer of the ballot, Jos Purvis, will act as chair of the FIWG
> until the first Working Group Teleconference, at which time the group
> will select a chair and vice-chair either through election or
> acclamation of those present. The chair and vice-chair will serve
> two-year terms, the first of which will start upon their election and
> run through 31 October 2020.
>
> */Members Eligible to Participate/*
>
> The FIWG welcomes the participation of any Member organization of the
> Forum Plenary interested in this work, and also invites Interested
> Parties and Associate Members as defined in the Bylaws to participate
> in its meetings and work. In addition to organizations choosing to
> participate in the FIWG, the following people shall be automatically
> declared as Members of the FIWG:
>
> * The Forum Plenary Chair;
> * The Forum Plenary Vice-Chair;
> * The Forum Plenary Webmaster;
> * The Forum Plenary List Manager;
> * The Forum Plenary Questions List Coordinator.
>
> The Chair of each Forum Working Group shall be automatically declared
> a Member of the FIWG unless they specifically designate an alternate
> in their place. Participation in the FIWG does not alone qualify a
> participant for Forum membership.
>
> *//*
>
> */Membership Declaration/*
>
> Member organizations of the Forum that choose to participate in the
> FIWG may declare their participation and must do so prior to
> participating, in accordance with the IPR agreements of the Forum. The
> Chair of the FIWG shall establish a list for declarations of
> participation and manage it in accordance with the Bylaws and the IPR
> requirements documents.
>
> *Voting and Voting Structure*
>
> Voting in the FIWG shall be limited to FIWG members who are listed as
> a voting Member of any other Working Group in the Forum. Voting shall
> be egalitarian: all Members shall vote together as a single class,
> with one vote granted to each Member organization. Ballots shall be
> adopted by the FIWG if the number of votes cast meets Quorum, and the
> number of votes in favor exceeds 50% of the votes cast. Quorum is
> defined as the larger of 3 or the average number of Member
> organizations that have participated in the last three FIWG Meetings
> or Teleconferences (not counting subcommittee meetings thereof). For
> transition purposes, if three meetings have not yet occurred, quorum
> is three (3). For the purposes of counting votes, automatically
> included members such as the Forum Webmaster may not cast votes
> separate from their Member organization.
>
> **
>
> *Summary of Major WG Deliverables and Guidelines*
>
> The deliverables of the FIWG are defined in the Scope section above.
> In addition to the general focus of the Working Group, however, the
> following specific deliverables are defined:
>
> * A review of the current web, document review, and wiki software in
> use to help ensure it meets the security and content needs of the
> Forum;
> * Creation of separate wiki space for each Forum Working Group, to
> enable the division of content required by the IPR Policy;
> * A review of the current public web content and reorganization as
> required to support the new Forum Working Group changes.
>
> *Primary Means of Communication*
>
> The FIWG will communicate primarily through listserv-based email, and
> shall conduct periodic calls or face-to-face meetings as needed.
>
> *IPR Policy*
>
> As with all Forum Working Group activity, the CA/Browser Forum
> Intellectual Rights Policy v1.3 or later shall apply to all activities
> and work of the FIWG.
>
> --- MOTION ENDS---
>
> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
>
> *Discussion Period (7 days):*
>
> Start Time: Monday, 13 August 2018 at 0900 UTC
>
> End Time: Monday, 20 August 2018 at 0800 UTC
>
> *Vote for Approval (7 days):*
>
> Start Time: Monday, 20 August 2018 at 0900 UTC
>
> End Time: Monday, 27 August 2018 at 0900 UTC
>
> *REDLINE VERSION:*
>
> *Ballot FORUM-1: Establish Forum Infrastructure Working Group*
>
> *Purpose of Ballot*
>
> The CA/Browser Forum has grown considerably over the last few years
> and is now dividing its workin to into multiple working groups to more
> carefully address specific certificate needs. The responsibilities of
> managing the various piecescomponents of infrastructure necessary for
> the Forum uses into conduct its work, such as the wiki and mailing
> lists listserves, has grown considerably. With immense gratitude to
> each of the Forum members that have helped to provide this
> infrastructure, the work of managing it should no longer be left as a
> volunteer best-effort function of any single Forum member. This ballot
> would establish a working group chartered to help ensure the
> infrastructure supporting the Forum continues to meet its needs.
>
> The following motion has been proposed by Jos Purvis of Cisco and
> endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Digicert and Wayne Thayer of Mozilla.
>
> *— MOTION BEGINS —*
>
> *Establish Forum Infrastructure Working Group*
>
> Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot in accordance with section
> 5.3 of the Bylaws, the Forum Infrastructure Working Group (“FIWG”) is
> created to perform the activities as specified in this Charter,
> subject to the terms and conditions of the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws and
> Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, as such documents may
> change from time to time. The definitions found in the Forum’s Bylaws
> shall apply to capitalized terms in this Charter.
>
> *Scope*
>
> The authorized scope of the Forum Infrastructure Working Group shall
> be as follows:
>
> 6. To oversee the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the
> common CA/Browser Forum website and wiki resources;
> 7. To coordinate updates to public and Forum-facing web and wiki
> content in support of the Forum Webmaster role established in the
> Bylaws;
> 8. To create and manage the division of access and content spaces
> required to help ensure the separation of the work of various
> Working Groups and accompanying IP commitments, as described in
> the Forum’s IPR Policy;under the IP Rights Agreement that governs
> the Forum;
> 9. To manage the Forum-level email lists and to offer management of
> working-group and subcommittee mailing lists as needed in support
> of the Forum List Manager role established in the Bylaws;
> 10. To perform other activities ancillary to the primary activities
> listed above.
>
> *Out of Scope*
>
> The following items are considered out of scope for the Working Group
> under this charter:
>
> * The Working Group FIWG will not address coordination of Forum or
> Working Group face-to-face meetings.
> * The Working Group FIWG will not create Final Guidelines or Final
> Maintenance Guidelines as defined in the Bylaws and IPR Policy.
> * The Working Group FIWG shall provide recommendations of
> infrastructure acquisition or use to the Forum, but shall not
> impose requirements upon the rest of the Forum.
> * The FIWG will not at this time address the acquisition or
> maintenance of software or services used for online meetings of
> the Forum Plenary or Working Groups.
>
> In addition to the above, the work of the FIWG in managing content
> updates to online content shall be offered to Working Groups and
> Subcommittees, but shall not supplant the responsibilities of Forum
> chairs or members to do so under the requirements of the Bylawsas
> required by the Bylaws.
>
> *Anticipated End Date*
>
> Given that the work of infrastructure support and management is
> expected to be consistent and ongoing, the FIWG is chartered without a
> specific end date. However, the FIWG may be laid down dissolvedat any
> time through a Forum ballot, as specified in the Bylaws, section 5.3.2c.
>
> *Personnel and Participation*
>
> */Initial Chairs and Contacts/*
>
> The proposer of the ballot, Jos Purvis, will act as chair of the
> Working Group FIWG until the first Working Group Teleconference, at
> which time the group will select a chair and vice-chair either through
> election or acclamation of those present. The chair and vice-chair
> will serve two-year terms, the first of which will start upon their
> election and run through 1 November 202031 October 2020.
>
> */Members Eligible to Participate/*
>
> The membership of the FIWG shall automatically include the Chairs of
> all other Forum Working Groups, or those Chairs’ specifically
> delegated representatives as indicated in an annual note to the FIWG
> mailing list. The FIWG shall also automatically include the Forum List
> Manager and Forum Webmaster as designated by the Forum Chair.
>
> The FIWG welcomes the participation of any Member organization of the
> Forum Plenary interested in this work, and also invites Interested
> Parties and Associate Members as defined in the Bylaws to participate
> in its meetings and work. In addition to organizations choosing to
> participate in the FIWG, the following people shall be automatically
> declared as Members of the FIWG:
>
> * The Forum Plenary Chair;
> * The Forum Plenary Vice-Chair;
> * The Forum Plenary Webmaster;
> * The Forum Plenary List Manager;
> * The Forum Plenary Questions List Coordinator.
>
> The Chair of each Forum Working Group shall be automatically declared
> a Member of the FIWG unless they specifically designate an alternate
> in their place. Participation in the FIWG does not alone qualify a
> participant for Forum membership.
>
> *//*
>
> */Membership Declaration/*
>
> The following people shall be automatically declared as Members of the
> FIWG:
>
> * The Forum Plenary Chair;
> * The Forum Plenary Vice-Chair;
> * The Forum Plenary Webmaster;
> * The Forum Plenary List Manager;
> * The Forum Plenary Questions List Coordinator.
>
> The Chair of each Forum Working Group shall be automatically declared
> a Member of the FIWG unless they specifically designate an alternate
> in their place. Other Member organizations of the Forum that choose to
> participate in the FIWG may declare their participation and must do so
> prior to participating, in accordance with the IPR agreements of the
> Forum. The Chair of the FIWG shall establish a list for declarations
> of participation and manage it in accordance with the Bylaws and the
> IPR requirements documents.
>
> *Voting and Voting Structure*
>
> Voting in the FIWG shall be limited to FIWG members who are listed as
> a voting Member of any other Working Group in the Forum. Voting shall
> be egalitarian: all Members shall vote together as a single class,
> with one vote granted to each Member organization. Ballots shall be
> adopted by the FIWG if the number of votes cast meets Quorum, and the
> number of votes in favor exceeds 50% of the votes cast. Quorum is
> defined as the larger of 5 3or the average number of Member
> organizations that have participated in the last three FIWG Meetings
> or Teleconferences (not counting subcommittee meetings thereof). For
> transition purposes, if three meetings have not yet occurred, quorum
> is five (5)three (3). For the purposes of counting votes,
> automatically included members such as the Forum Webmaster may not
> cast votes separate from their Member organization.
>
> **
>
> *Summary of Major WG Deliverables and Guidelines*
>
> The deliverables of the FIWG are defined in the Scope section above.
> In addition to the general focus of the Working Group, however, the
> following specific deliverables are defined:
>
> * A review of the current web, document review, and wiki software in
> use to helpensure it meets the security and content needs of the
> Forum;
> * Creation of separate wiki space for each Forum Working Group, to
> enable the division of content required by the IP Rights
> AgreementIPR Policy;
> * A review of the current public web content and reorganization as
> required to support the new Forum Working Group changes.
>
> *Primary Means of Communication*
>
> The FIWG will communicate primarily through listserv-based email, and
> shall conduct periodic calls or face-to-face meetings as needed.
>
> *IPR Policy*
>
> As with all Forum Working Group activity, the CA/Browser Forum
> Intellectual Rights Policy v1.3 or later shall apply to all activities
> and work of the FIWG.
>
> --- MOTION ENDS---
>
> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
>
> *Discussion Period (7 days):*
>
> Start Time: Monday, 13 August 2018 at 0900 UTC
>
> End Time: Monday, 20 August 2018 at 0800 UTC
>
> *Vote for Approval (7 days):*
>
> Start Time: Monday, 20 August 2018 at 0900 UTC
>
> End Time: Monday, 27 August 2018 at 0900 UTC
>
> --
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