[OpenID board] Allen Tom's proposal on WG formation
Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
eddy_nigg at startcom.org
Sat Feb 28 03:21:20 UTC 2009
On 02/28/2009 03:00 AM, Martin Atkins:
> Mike Jones wrote:
>> The problem with this proposal is that it removes the community’s
>> voice from the spec creation process. Our members should always be
>> given the option to vote NOT TO create a working group as well as the
>> option to vote TO create one. Otherwise, a working group can be
>> created by a very small group of insiders, without the community
>> serving as a check & balance.
>>
>> The current procedure, by design, always gives the community a voice,
>> and the final say. I believe we got this principle right the first
>> time.
>>
>
> Your objection seems to consider that there are some disadvantages to
> the existance of a working group. Would you mind enumerating what you
> consider these to be?
>
> As far as I can tell, the existence of a working group is mostly
> harmless. It consumes some resources in the sense that it has a
> mailing list and it requires votes to be made, but that seems like
> minimal overhead.
>
> Could it be sufficient to simply vote on the final spec rather than on
> the creation of the working group in the first place? If the community
> doesn't like the result, it can veto the completed spec rather than
> the idea that drove that spec.
>
> In practice, I'd expect that a working group would get a general idea
> of whether it is popular or not during its working phase, so some
> working groups may "die out" due to lack of interest before they even
> get to the voting phase.
>
>
I find Mike's proposal interesting. How can a spec at final approval be
voted down, considering that the same mechanism is applied for approving
a spec as well?
Regards
Signer: Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd. <http://www.startcom.org>
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