On Jan 23, 2008, at 21:58, Ben Rockwood wrote: > Item 1: Limited Discussion regarding status of statement from Mr. > Franklin; possible resultant motion to remove OGB from that discussion > as it appears to be dead and fruitless. Argument: If Sun (via Mr. > Franklin) makes some statement it is not for the OGB to confer on or > consider as official business until such time as the statement is > publicly made; the matter should be publicly and formally removed from > the OGB agenda. Result: This is a point of order, given consensus > issue > is dropped from future discussion or debate and permanently taken off > "the table"; whether formal motion or simple consensus is based on the > Chairmans discretion.
I'm not sure I completely understand what you are getting at here Ben. One of the roles for the OGB is to interact with Sun's designated representative (Bill Franklin). As I understand it from conversations with people, the OGB has been doing that, clarifying points and proceeding (albeit slowly for various valid reasons) to be clear on the situation. The OGB is free (expected, even) to make public the results of that communication when it's ready. To expect Bill to make public statements is to deny the OGB that constitutionally-mandated role, and to expect Bill to conduct a public discussion about Sun's business with all and sundry is an unreasonable expectation in my view. S.
