Nothing about one company one vote precludes open discussion.
Eric
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Fremantle [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 8:41 AM
To: David RR Webber (XML)
Cc: Newcomer, Eric;
Subject: Re: [oasis-member-discuss] FW: Possible change to TC voting
rules - input requested
David
I agree that it is much more useful for companies members to have the
discussion in the open within a TC. The cases I have seen where the
discussion is in the open, the TC has been able to understand that
position and move forwards much more easily.
Paul
David RR Webber (XML) wrote:
> Eric,
>
> I'm not completely following what you are saying here? Why should we
> be eliminating committee debate?
>
> Having just one company - one vote - is likely to mean that companies
> invest LESS effort in committees - and surely that is a bad thing?
> Also bad is the notion that company staff cannot freely work out
> differences in the TC process - or participate openly - for me that is
> the essense of what OASIS is - not fettered by company mandates - but
> open peer review.
>
> I'd hate to see the situation where we are institutionalizing
> companies working behind closed doors to determine their own
> position(s) and then bringing that to the TC. Much better that the TC
> foster open debate.
>
> OASIS is supposed to be a public process that maximizes
> participation - how is what you are saying in alignment with that?
>
> Thanks, DW
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [oasis-member-discuss] FW: Possible change to TC voting
rules
> - input requested
> From: "Newcomer, Eric" <>
> Date: Fri, October 27, 2006 3:53 pm
> To: <>
>
> I think a one company one vote rule would be an improvement. It
would
> help eliminate some amount of committee debate (especially among
> representatives of the same company) and help streamline votes.
>
> Eric
>
> +1 781 902 8366
> fax: +1 781 902 8009
> blog: http://blogs.iona.com/newcomer
> Making Software Work Together (TM)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:57 PM
> To: Newcomer, Eric
> Subject: Possible change to TC voting rules - input requested
>
> Dear IONA Technologies* Primary Contact
>
> Please look at the following message about a possible change to
TC
> voting rules:
>
> http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/oasis-member-discuss/
> email/archives/200610/msg00000.html
>
> and if you are so inclined please respond as requested to oasis-
>
>
>
> thanks,
> jeff
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