Einar Stefferud wrote:
>Here I am in strong agreement that the whole concept of Fair Hearing
>Panels has been subvertted by inavertant editing whcih converts them
>into a mecahisim to be used to stop progress on any Research Committee
>proposal that someone does not like.
I don't think that's a fair reading of the sections. A Fair Hearing
allows an aggrieved party the opportunity to explain a problem, propose a
better solution, and discuss the issues with the Research Committee.
Nothing requires the Research Committee to accept the proposal or slow
down the process. I've seen the reading that you give these sections
voiced elsewhere on this mailing list a couple of times, and for the life
of me, I don't see the language that is creating this misunderstanding.
Can someone please point to the phrase that is creating this concern?
-- Bret
The language follows:
5.8 Fair Hearing Petition.
If, after the First Request for Comments is published, any person,
corporation,
or organization (the "Petitioner") feels that the proposal outlined by the
Research Committee either (i) places an unfair burden on the Petitioner's
personal, business, or organizational interests, or (ii) is not in the
best
interests of the domain name system, the Petitioner may request a Fair
Hearing.
Each Petition for a Fair Hearing shall include (i) a detailed statement
of the
harm that would be caused if the proposal contained in the Request for
Comments
was adopted as policy; (ii) a specific reference to the language in the
Request
for Comments that would lead to the alleged harm; (iii) a specific
proposal for
new or modified language that would alleviate or minimize the alleged
harm; and
(iv) a statement of the Petitioner's professional or business interests
that
would be impacted in any way by the adoption of its proposed language. The
Research Committee may either adopt the Petitioner's suggested language
or hold
a Fair Hearing.
5.10 Fair Hearing.
A Fair Hearing required by Sections 5.8 or 5.11 shall allow the Research
Committee and the Petitioner, its representatives and supporters to
discuss and
debate the issues raised in the Fair Hearing Petition. Fair Hearings
shall be
open to all DNSO members. The purpose of the Fair Hearing shall be to seek
consensus on the issues raised. After a Fair Hearing has been held, the
Research Committee shall report on the DNSO web site whether consensus was
reached, and if so, what was agreed by those present. Fair Hearings shall
be
open in the same manner as Names Council meetings.
