SUO: Let's get to the heart of the matter
Bob,
The real question at hand is whether the SUO WG, when taking a
majority vote, should follow Robert's Rules of Order or NY State Non-profit
Law.
The Dorsey and Whitney opinion fails to even recognize the Computer
Society Standards Activity Board P&Ps calls for working groups to follow
RRO. It also doesn't lay out a solid argument for why NY laws would apply
at the working group level. If you read the opinion, it says basically, "We
had a meeting and we all agree with what Lyle said in that other message.."
This may be an opinion from a lawyer, but I always thought legal opinions
were supposed to lay out the complete case and back up their arguments.
The Teknowledege legal opinion (Yes, we all know it came from a
company with a particular stake in this matter) appears to lay out a
thorough justification for the SUO Working Group following RRO, as cited in
the SAB P&Ps. Does anyone see any holes in this opinion? Bob, do you?
Jim Schoening