Hi All,
I just want to clarify aspects of the vote on the new Operating Procedures.
At the beginning of this vote, we had 28 members. According to the rules of the current Operating Procedures (see
http://siswg.net/P1619Procs.pdf), abstains lower the effective voting population. This means that the motion passes if the following is met:
"Yes" votes >= (2/3) * (28 - abstains)
By this rule, a "Do not Approve" vote and a failure to vote count the same. However, a failure to vote is grounds for removal of membership. We will use lack of responses to the three currently outstanding letter ballots to cull the SISWG membership list.
Here is the text from the current operation procedures that applies to this ballot:
6.4 Actions Requiring Approval by Two-Thirds of Those Voting of the Working Group MembershipThe
following actions require a letter ballot or an equivalent(1) formal
recorded vote with approval by at least two-thirds of the voting
members of the Working Group, excluding abstentions:
- Changes to the Working Group procedures
- Approval of change of the Working Group's Scope
- Approval of termination of the Working Group
The Operating Procedures vote ends on Sept 14th.
Thanks!
-Matt
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Fabio Maino
<fmaino@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
IEEE SISWG E-MOTION 2008-02:
Approve "SISWG Operating Procedure" Draft.
Votes MUST be sent by email to the group secretary: Fabio Maino [
fmaino at cisco.com].
Please CC the mailing list stds-p1619
at IEEE.ORG ONLY IF YOU'RE ATTACHING COMMENTS.
Please format your e-mail vote as follows:
<COMPANY NAME>
<Name of voting WG member>
<Vote: Yes/No/Abstain>
<COMMENTS>
To simplify processing, the subject of the mail should be "OPERATING PROCEDURES BALLOT". Comments may be received in
any format, such as adobe
comment file (.fdf) or as comments in an excel spreadsheet (attached).
Adobe comment file is the preferred format.
E-MOTION 2008-02:
Approve "SISWG Operating Procedure" Draft
The IEEE Security in Storage Working Group approves the "SISWG
Operating Procedure" draft. This motion
allows for editorial changes and minor corrections to be made to the
draft without a re-vote in the working group. If after
approval of this motion, major changes to the draft are deemed
necessary
by the working group, this vote shall be voided and a new vote shall be
required for the working group to approve the "SISWG Operating
Procedure" Draft.
Timeline:
E-Voting opens: August 15th, 2008, 5 pm PDT
E-Voting closes: September 14th, 2008, 5 pm PDT
Eligible E-voters:
Brocade
Cisco
Dell
Emulex
Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi GST
Hifn
HP
IBM
Lexar Media
LSI Logic
Microsoft
nCipher
NetApp
Optica
PGP Corporation
PMC Sierra
Quantum
Corp.
RSA Security/EMC
SafeNet
Seagate
SrongAuth
Sun Microsystems
Symantec
Voltage Security
Vormetric
Wave Systems
WinMagic
The voting is "per
company", as it has been always the case in the P1619.2 workgroup.
Tabulation of
votes:
For the motion to pass, we must have:
- at least 17 YES votes (2/3 of SISWG members).
The following paragraph is a quote from the "Operating Procedures for
P1619" document:
When conducting a Working Group ballot on a draft document, each voting
Working Group member shall vote one of the following positions:
- Affirmative (with or without comments)
- Do Not Approve
(Negative With Comments - the reasons for a negative vote shall be
given and shall include specific wording or actions that, if
implemented, would resolve the objection)
- Abstain
Please use adobe comment
files (.fdf, preferred format) or the attached spreadsheet when
preparing comments.
The draft is available at:
https://siswg.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=131&Itemid=41
--
Thanks!
Fabio Maino
Cisco Systems
425 East Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
Work: 4088537530
--
Thanks!
-Matt
Matt Ball, IEEE P1619.x SISWG Chair
Cell: 303-717-2717
http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewvball
http://www.mavaball.net/