[OpenID board] Use of board-private list (Was: Re: Trademark problem?)

[Martin Atkins]

Chris Messina wrote:
> 
> This present case is mild on the whole, and represents a good case where 
> any potential legal actions should be discussed in confidence. I don't 
> disagree with that. But bounding the kinds of conversation that take 
> place on the private list to a specific set of topics or items which 
> match a public set of criteria is desirable, if it's not already been done.
> 

Chris,

There is a standing policy that everything sent to the private list must 
begin with a justification for it being private. Other board members can 
and often do reject these justifications and the discussions move to the 
public list.

However, I agree that it would be good to make public exactly what 
justifications are allowed and ensure that any private conversations fit 
into one of these categories.