[cabfpub] Draft Ballot 227: Establish Forum Infrastructure Working Group

[Ryan Sleevi]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 7:15 PM Tim Hollebeek via Public <
public at cabforum.org> wrote:

> The Forum itself can’t have subcommittees until we change the Bylaws.  I
> keep having to apologize for that oversight of mine so we might want to
> correct it :P
>

This wasn't an oversight. It was an intentional design decision to mitigate
the IP risk for members.


>
>
> On your second point, I think the Infrastructure WG can only propose
> things to the Forum and/or other WGs.  It’s up to them if they want to
> adopt them.
>
>
>
> -Tim
>
>
>
> *From:* Kirk Hall <Kirk.Hall at entrustdatacard.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 6:32 PM
> *To:* Tim Hollebeek <tim.hollebeek at digicert.com>; CA/Browser Forum Public
> Discussion List <public at cabforum.org>; Jos Purvis (jopurvis) <
> jopurvis at cisco.com>
> *Subject:* RE: [cabfpub] Draft Ballot 227: Establish Forum Infrastructure
> Working Group
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> Here’s a threshold question – should this be a *Working Group*
> (independent from the Forum and from all other Working Groups), or should
> it just be a Subcommittee of the Forum itself (providing infrastructure
> help to all Working Groups and to the Forum itself, and subject to the
> Forum’s ultimate control)?  I believe the latter.
>
>
>
> Suppose this independent WG says all emails for the Forum and the
> different WGs must be triple encoded using some elliptic curve (as a
> ridiculous example)?  Or that all teleconferences should use rotary
> phones?  Should an independent WG be able to issue orders to the other WGs
> and to the Forum on how they communicate?
>
>
>
> *From:* Public [mailto:public-bounces at cabforum.org
> <public-bounces at cabforum.org>] *On Behalf Of *Tim Hollebeek via Public
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 2:12 PM
> *To:* Jos Purvis (jopurvis) <jopurvis at cisco.com>; CA/Browser Forum Public
> Discussion List <public at cabforum.org>
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL]Re: [cabfpub] Draft Ballot 227: Establish Forum
> Infrastructure Working Group
>
>
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> I’ll endorse.
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> Should the Questions List Coordinator be an official role as well?
>
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> Do we need an end date?  We can dissolve the Working Group by ballot at
> any time we feel it is no longer needed.  I don’t anticipate that happening
> …
>
>
>
> -Tim
>
>
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> *From:* Public <public-bounces at cabforum.org> *On Behalf Of *Jos Purvis
> (jopurvis) via Public
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 4:52 PM
> *To:* CA/B Forum Public List <public at cabforum.org>
> *Subject:* [cabfpub] Draft Ballot 227: Establish Forum Infrastructure
> Working Group
>
>
>
> All,
>
>
>
> I’m enclosing the following draft ballot per our discussion a few months
> ago about creating this group. Note that since this is a Forum-level
> Working Group, this is a Forum-level ballot. Once I have endorsers for it,
> I’ll establish dates to start the discussion and voting periods.
>
>
>
> *Ballot 227: 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 in to working groups to more carefully address
> specific certificate needs. The responsibilities of managing the various
> pieces of infrastructure the Forum uses in its work, such as the wiki and
> 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 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 XXX and YYY.
>
>
>
> — MOTION BEGINS —
>
>
>
> Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot, the Forum Infrastructure Working
> Group (“FIWG”) is created as a Working Group of the CA/Browser Forum 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. 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 ensure separation under the IP Rights Agreement that governs
>    the Forum;
>    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 Forum Infrastructure Working Group (“FIWG”) will not address
> coordination of Forum or Working Group face-to-face meetings. The FIWG will
> not at this time address the acquisition or maintenance of software or
> services used for online or teleconference meetings of the Forum Plenary or
> Working Groups. 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 Bylaws.
>
>
>
> *Anticipated End Date*
>
> The Working Group shall be chartered for a period of two years, to begin
> from the date of the adoption of this charter by the Forum. At the end of
> that period, the Forum may extend the charter of this group according to
> the provisions of the Bylaws.
>
>
>
> *Personnel and Participation*
>
> *Initial Chairs and Contacts*
>
> TBD
>
>
>
> *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.
>
>
>
> *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 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 may declare their
> participation and must do so prior to participating, in accordance with the
> IPR Policy 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 Policy.
>
>
>
> *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, 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 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). 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 ensure it meets the security and content needs of the Forum;
>    - Creation of separate wiki space for each Working Group, to enable
>    the division of content required by the IP Rights Agreement;
>    - 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:
>
> End Time:
>
> *Vote for Approval (7 days)*
>
> Start Time:
>
> End Time:
>
>
>
>
>
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