Proposed Charter for OpenSource WG
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Olaf Kolkman
olaf at NLnetLabs.nl
Mon Oct 15 14:00:02 CEST 2012
On Oct 15, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com> wrote: > On 15 Oct 2012, at 10:17, Olaf Kolkman wrote: > >> 1. Are you consciously not mentioning DNS software? Do you expect DNS Open Source discussions to remain in the DNS WG? I think clarity is needed to avoid duplication. > > A charter needs to be suitably vague to allow for flexibility. In the case of this suggested WG, I think its charter should not enumerate lists of software that are in or out of scope. These will change over time => endless rechartering and existential debates that are best avoided. I asked for clarity (of intend), not for enumeration (of software, protocols, or topics). > >> 2. There might be vendors that do not provide open-source but do have a genuine interest in understanding the needs of the community and would like to work with the community; are those welcome? There are probably also Open Source developers that need to run a business and use this as a marketing event. I understand you wouldn't want that (at least I don't) but how can you make the distinction? A paragraph about what this WG should not be might clarify. > > It it takes more than a paragraph to define a WG charter, we're doomed. :-) As long as the chairs have a handle to declare a topic out of scope. > >> In general I like the idea. > > Olaf, you seem to be hinting the new WG could be about tools (open source or otherwise) rather than just open source software. Yes, thanks, that is indeed what I tried to communicate, but couldn't formulate so succinct. --Olaf NLnet Labs Olaf M. Kolkman www.NLnetLabs.nl olaf at NLnetLabs.nl Science Park 400, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/attachments/20121015/549a7f51/attachment.html>
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