[Sorry for top post, the Jesus-Phone still needs some work.] If any one cares, I vote for #1.
-- TTFN, patrick iPhone 3-J (That's 3-Jezuz for the uninitiated.) On Oct 3, 2008, at 17:45, Steve Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Steve Gibbard wrote: > >> ... I notice that >> the last clean-up point in C turns the power the membership has >> currently >> to recommend changes to the charter into the power to actually >> change the >> charter. My recollection is that the "recommended" wording is there >> because having ultimate authority over the charter was important to >> Merit, >> who might agree to change it in response to recommendations. Has >> that >> changed? > > I wrote the draft amendment text, so I can comment on this. > > I wasn't aware of the reasoning behind the original word choice, and I > don't believe that it's clear from context, so I assumed it was > unintentional. > > Looking over the charter, I don't see that Merit's *actual* oversight > role is explicitly stated anywhere. A casual reader of the charter > (if there is such a thing) would assume that NANOG is pretty much an > ordinary membership organization. Perhaps that should be remedied? > If so, we'd need another amendment, since that goes beyond minor > cleanup. > > If this is an issue, I can think of a few ways forward: > > 1. Adopt the amendment text as proposed, and continue the implicit > understanding with Merit. > > 2. Adopt the amendment text as proposed, also add text (maybe in > section 1 or 4) explicitly stating Merit's oversight role. > > 3. Same as #2, and add something giving Merit veto power over > amendments. > > 4. Keep the current "recommend" (remove the item from the amendment), > maintaining status quo. > > 5. Same as #4, but add explicit wording about Merit's role. > > Comments? > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nanog-futures mailing list > Nanog-futures@nanog.org > http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures > _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list Nanog-futures@nanog.org http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
