SUO: Re: Draft Motion
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This makes sense to me.
Call that a second or
a draft second or
whatever is the
right term
for it.
Jon Awbrey
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Robert Spillers wrote:
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> SUO Members,
>
> Here is a first draft of a motion to accept all contributions without according any a privileged
> position and without requiring a vote. When one or more documents appear to have developed a
> large majority of support, then a vote should be held to determine/confirm the consensus.
>
> RESOLVED: It shall be the policy of the SUO Working Group (P1600.1)
> to accept all documents contributed by members as contributions that
> may be used in developing a standard for an upper level ontology.
> All such contributions shall enjoy an equal status (currently
> called "Starter Documents") with all other contributions that
> are made to the Working Group. No vote is required or
> appropriate to accept such contributions or to grant
> them equal status. No other indication of additional
> status or privilege shall be accorded any contribution
> unless there is a consensus of 75% of the voting members
> that such status should be granted.
>
> We should probably define "Starter Document" (or whatever we decide to call it).
> I suggest something like "those documents contributed by members who believe
> they may be useful in developing a standard for an upper level ontology".
>
> This is a draft -- all comments are welcome. So are co-sponsors.
>
> Bob
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