Hi Bruce,
Yes, that's for the TC to decide. I'm not aware of an existing TC that has ever taken that position (that creation of a profile is out of scope) but it's up to the participants. As far as time commitments go, again, there is no 'required' membership; members are free to join/leave as appropriate. Of course those employers that are paying employees to sit on committees might have a different opinion ;)
Regards,
Mary
On Jul 16, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Bruce Rich wrote:
Mary,
Thanks for the clarification. In doing a quick re-read of our charter, it seems that it is quiet on the topic of profiles, so it's unclear whether this is expanding the scope of work or not. Minimally. profile governance work may extend the anticipated time commitments of some of the TC members.
Bruce A Rich
brich at-sign us dot ibm dot com
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Date: 07/16/2009 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [kmip] Groups - Proposal for modification to Conformance Section (Conformance_Clause_Proposal_V3.doc) uploaded
Hi Bruce,
That's not quite true. A TC doesn't cease its work until it has either agreed to dissolve or until it finishes the work items described in the Charter. Most TCs continue to update that list of work items as time processes and further refinements/enhancements/additions/modifications/etc are deemed appropriate. The only thing a TC cannot do is expand its scope of work. Most TCs produce multiple iterations of a spec (v1.0, v1.1, v.1.2, v2.0), profiles, and other ancillary works in support of the specs themselves.
Regards,
Mary
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On Jul 16, 2009, at 11:16 AM, Bruce Rich wrote:
Overall, I like the proposal.
However, I think one key provision that will be problematic with this proposal is Section 13.3.
In general, there are no standing committees at OASIS. Once a standard is completed, the TCs cease their work. So I'm not sure how one would get a profile approved when the TC has dissolved. And since this seems to be the engine that drives this mechanism, I'm not sure where that leaves us.
Bruce A Rich
brich at-sign us dot ibm dot com
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Subject: [kmip] Groups - Proposal for modification to Conformance Section (Conformance_Clause_Proposal_V3.doc) uploaded
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