Google votes YES on Ballot 206. On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 9:30 AM Wayne Thayer via Public <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mozilla votes YES on ballot 206. > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 8:20 PM, Virginia Fournier via Public < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Ballot 206: Amendment to IPR Policy & Bylaws re Working Group Formation >> >> Purpose of Ballot: This ballot is the result of the work done by the >> CA/Browser Forum (the “Forum”) Governance >> Reform Working Group. >> >> The following motion has been proposed by Virginia Fournier of Apple and >> endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of Digicert and Jos Purvis of Cisco to amend the >> CA/Browser >> Forum Intellectual Property Rights Policy (“IPR Policy”) and Bylaws of the >> CA/Browser Forum (the “Bylaws”) regarding the formation of working groups: >> >> -- MOTION BEGINS – >> >> 1. Amendment to IPR Policy. The IPR Policy is hereby amended to read in >> its entirety as set >> forth on Exhibit A hereto (IPR Policy version 1.3, effective [date], >> 2018). In summary, the >> primary purpose of the amendment to the IPR Policy is to clarify that >> patent licensing >> obligations will be based on working group participation rather than >> Forum membership. >> >> 2. Amendment to Bylaws. The Bylaws are hereby amended to read in their >> entirety as set >> forth on Exhibit B hereto (Bylaws version 1.9, effective [date], 2018). >> In summary, the purpose >> of the amendment to the Bylaws is to: >> >> - Set forth the processes required to set up and operate new Forum >> working groups (each, a “Chartered Working Group” or “CWG”). >> >> >> - Clarify that a CWG can create its own subcommittees without full >> Forum approval and according to the CWG’s own approval process. >> >> >> - Make clarifications regarding the handling of faulty ballot votes. >> - Clarify the applicable process when there’s discrepancy between >> proposed Guideline language in a ballot and language set forth in a >> redline version attached to the ballot. >> - Specify how to finalize minutes if there is no Forum meeting or >> teleconference within 3 weeks after publication of the draft minutes. >> - Clarify the meanings of the terms “Forum Meetings” and “Forum >> Teleconferences." >> - Approve the charter for the Server Certificate Working Group, which >> will become the first Chartered Working Group (CWG). >> - Allow already-existing working groups (“Legacy Working Groups” or >> “LWG”) to continue operating under the old rules for up to 6 months, >> and then transition to a Chartered Working Group (CWG) with a new >> charter approved under Section 5.3 of the Bylaws to continue thereafter; >> also clearly differentiate between Legacy Working Groups and Chartered >> Working >> Groups. >> - Correct the term used to define a CAB Forum member as a “Member” >> rather than using various other terms to refer to the same thing >> throughout the document. >> - Correct non-substantive typos. >> >> >> 3. Approval of Charter for Server Certificate Working Group. Pursuant to >> Section 5.3.1 (Formation of Working Groups) of the amended Bylaws, the >> charter for the Server Certificate Working Group attached hereto as >> Exhibit C is hereby approved. >> >> 4. Applicability of Amendments. The amendments to the IPR Policy and the >> Bylaws described in this ballot shall become effective 90 days after the >> date on which the vote for approval is final, and shall not apply >> retroactively. Any Draft Guideline Ballots already in the Review Period >> when such amendments go into effect shall comply with the versions of the >> IPR Policy and the Bylaws in effect when such Review Period began. >> >> -- MOTION ENDS – >> >> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows: >> >> BALLOT 206 >> Formal discussion period: (7 days) >> Start time: 20 March 2018 2:38 PM PDT (20 Mar 2018 21:38 UTC) >> End Time: 27 March 2018 8:00 PM PDT (28 Mar 2018 3:00 AM UTC) >> >> Vote for approval (7 days) >> Start time: 27 March 2018 8:30 PM PDT (28 March 2018 3:30 AM UTC) >> End time: 3 April 2018 8:30 PM PDT (4 April 2018 3:30 AM) >> >> Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread on the >> Public Mail List. >> A vote in favor of the ballot must indicate a clear 'yes' in the >> response. A vote against must >> indicate a clear 'no' in the response. A vote to abstain must indicate a >> clear 'abstain' in the >> response. Unclear responses will not be counted. The latest vote received >> from any >> representative of a voting Member before the close of the voting period >> will be counted. Voting >> Members are listed here: https://cabforum.org/members/ >> >> In order for the ballot to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes >> cast by Members in the CA >> category and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in the browser >> category must be >> in favor, and there must be a quorum. >> >> Pursuant to Section 2.3(d) of the Bylaws, each Member, and not the Forum, >> will be responsible for taking precautions to make sure such Member’s >> vote is submitted properly and counted. In the event that a Member’s >> vote on a ballot is not submitted properly, such vote shall not be valid >> and shall not be counted, and there shall be no appeal, revote (except >> in the case of a new ballot submitted to all Members) or other recourse. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Public mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > [email protected] > https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public >
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