OpenID Foundation/Board/Minutes/2007-11-01
Present:
- Martin Atkins
- Johannes Ernst
- Dick Hardt
- Scott Kveton
- David Recordon
- Drummond Reed
- Gabe Wachob
- Bill Washburn
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Agenda
- General business (approve minutes, etc)
- IPR update - David, Bill
- Membership application/status - Bill
- Incorporation status - Bill, Scott
- Other agenda additions
General Business
It was agreed that we would accept the minutes once Dick's revisions have been incorporated. Bill will prepare a revised version and post to the mailing list.
IPR Update
There has been feedback from various sources. Current work is incorporating the feedback. None of the comments are against the fundamentals of the policy. Gabe and David will draw up a list of the comments and post it to the legal mailing list for review.
Also in progress is creating contributor agreements for those working on the specifications to make the necessary IPR commitments. This is expected to be finished in a few days.
The final set of documents are expected in a couple of weeks. The working group will deliver the final documents to the board for a final vote.
Some concerns were raised that the current documents contain ambiguities about who exactly is responsible for various parts of the process. It was noted specifically that the documents make some reference to the specifications council, but this is inconsistent.
It was agreed that another, shorter review period would likely be necessary after these changes since they are not insignificant, and some felt it was not possible to thoroughly review the current draft due to the ambiguities.
It was agreed that the IPR documents must be finalized before or during IIW in December. When the next draft comes out, all board members will do a quick but thorough review in preparation for approving it.
Bill will prepare a timeline of actions which must happen in order to meet this deadline and post it to the board mailing list.
Other Items
The other items on the agenda were postponed to the next meeting due to time constraints.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on Thu 29th Nov at 12:00 PST.
