[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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