+1 (sorry I didn't have more time to lead my working group, and I agree that working on Connect/AB will force the issues anyway).<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:56 AM, David Recordon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:recordond@gmail.com">recordond@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">+1<br>
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Allen Tom <<a href="mailto:allentomdude@gmail.com">allentomdude@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> [+openid-specs@ to reach a wider audience]<br>
> +1 for closing the 6 working groups listed in Mike's post.<br>
> While we're doing spec housecleaning, we should also try to finalize the<br>
> OpenID/OAuth Hybrid and OpenID UI Extensions. AFAIK, there has been no<br>
> changes to either of these specs for about a year, and vendors have already<br>
> launched implementations.<br>
> Allen<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Mike Jones <<a href="mailto:Michael.Jones@microsoft.com">Michael.Jones@microsoft.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> At the latest OpenID board meeting, I took the action item to have the<br>
>> specifications close down inactive working groups. This is to help<br>
>> eliminate confusion among the members about where work is occurring and<br>
>> focus people’s efforts on the active working groups.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Per section 4.4 of the OpenID process document, “The Specifications<br>
>> Council may recommend closure of a WG at any time that the WG has not had<br>
>> Minimum Membership for six consecutive months at the time of closure, and<br>
>> such recommendation will promptly be submitted to a vote of the OIDF<br>
>> membership, in accordance with the voting procedures in §3.” “Minimum<br>
>> Membership” is defined in section 1.6 as “five contributors”.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> It’s clear that all of these working groups meet this criteria in terms of<br>
>> lack of participation by 5 members within the last 6 months:<br>
>><br>
>> · v.Next Core<br>
>><br>
>> · v.Next Discovery<br>
>><br>
>> · v.Next Attributes<br>
>><br>
>> · v.Next Certification<br>
>><br>
>> · v.Next User Experience<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Also, given the consensus to merge the Connect work into the Artifact<br>
>> Binding work, I would argue that we should close the Connect working group<br>
>> at the same time, so that it’s clear that people wanting to contribute to it<br>
>> should join the Artifact Binding working group, where the work is actually<br>
>> proceeding. Formally, there have been 7 contributors on the Connect working<br>
>> group list in the last 6 months: Breno de Medeiros, Chris Messina, Chuck<br>
>> Mortimore, David Recordon, John Bradley, Joseph Smarr, and Nat Sakimura.<br>
>> The most recent contribution was 11/3/10. So we could either wait a few<br>
>> months to close it, or if three of the above contributors agree that it<br>
>> should be closed, I believe we could proceed with the membership vote to<br>
>> close the working group at the same time. (I’d rather not have two<br>
>> membership votes closing working groups.)<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> So after a discussion period, unless people form consensus around a<br>
>> different course of action, I’m going to propose a specs council vote that<br>
>> we close all 6 of these working groups.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Thanks<br>
>> all,<br>
>><br>
>> -- Mike<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> P.S. The present membership of the specifications council is:<br>
>><br>
>> · Johnny Bufu<br>
>><br>
>> · Breno de Medeiros<br>
>><br>
>> · Dick Hardt<br>
>><br>
>> · Mike Jones<br>
>><br>
>> · David Recordon<br>
>><br>
>> · Nat Sakimura<br>
>><br>
>> · Allen Tom<br>
>><br>
>><br>
><br>
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