[Pgi-wg] PGI bylaws

[Steven Newhouse]

Dear PGI,

Since this proposal first appeared on the PGI list it has been the
subject of two OGF Board conversations. As conversation on it had
apparently ceased we had thought it had gone away... but still appears
to be in contention.

OGF standards are founded on two important concepts:
* Open and transparent process
* Rough Consensus

Your proposal breaks these concepts in two ways. By having identified
voters you are stopping any member of OGF being a stakeholder in the
work of the group. This is not acceptable. Rough consensus is not
needed for the circulation of draft documents - so feel free to
circulate ideas within the group as they develop. For a document to be
submitted into the document process in order to lead to a standard it
needs to have group consensus or be an individual submission.

Rough consensus is something that takes time and work from the group
chairs or the document editors to achieve. It requires many iterations
and edits in the document. It means having to understand the different
views and appreciating where they come from, even if you don't agree
with them.

Imposing a closed voting system in a WG is not something OGF can support.

Regards,

Steven
for the OGF Board