On 04/01/17 02:32, Ryan Sleevi via Public wrote: > I suppose a specific question: I have read the IPR Policy and Bylaws > numerous times, but as I indicated to Kirk, I cannot find any text that > supports this view: That it is possible for a Ballot to be suspended > upon the formation of a PAG or unilaterally by the Chair. I realize both > possibilities have been discussed for future improvements, but I do not > believe our current process allows it.
I think that both documents don't specifically cover this situation, which is unfortunate, and I agree with Ryan that therefore we must assume that voting has opened on ballot 182 and will conclude on January 7th in the normal manner, and that if the ballot passes, the BR text will be modified as the ballot requires. This is clearly something which needs addressing when we clean up our processes; in the mean time, it seems to me that the best thing is to let ballot 182 die, either from lack of quorum or from being voted against. This would be in line with the spirit of our IPR policy, which states that "CAB Forum will ordinarily not approve a Guideline if it is aware that Essential Claims exist which are not available on RF terms", which is true for at least some of the claims raised during the Review Period. Given that we are forming a PAG to address the issue, that seems the best way forward. Gerv
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