Re: SUO: Draft motion

[Robert Spillers <skydog@pacbell.net>]

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Jim,
This is a draft.  I have not yet offered (moved) it as a motion.  I want
to allow time for members to think about it and offer suggestions if they
wish.  In that sense it is open for discussion.

Bob

jim.s3@juno.com wrote:

All,

        Bob's motion has been seconded and is open for discussion.

Jim

 

 

 

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:16:24 -0700 Robert Spillers <skydog@pacbell.net> writes:

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