Sounds good, Jim. I'll try to figure out how to get to an OGB meeting in August (I usually have a conflict at the regular time). In the meantime, I'm working on updating the documents based on multiple recent discussions and questions. There's a lot of information and a lot of change so I'm assuming the documents will continue to evolve.
Thanks. Bonnie Jim Walker wrote: > Thanks Bonnie. > > It is still not clear to me that we have to wait for a new constitution > to address some of the website implementation compromises. I don't > see things as black and white. The OGB may be able make interpretations > that help your team make advances prior to a new constitution being > approved. I already see some opportunities. I welcome learning more > about the specific constitutional areas impacting your team, when you > have time. > > Cheers, > Jim > > Bonnie Corwin wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Auth will deploy on Aug 3 because we must move off the current portal >> application. After deployment we will track usage and any issues as >> is standard practice when releasing software. Changes can always be >> considered based on new data, and we've said we can support updates >> next year when and if there is a new constitution. In fact, we've >> already made updates recently because the proposed new constitution >> was not ratified, so we don't expect major issues with updates. >> >> In the past, people have been frustrated by the differences between >> the existing constitution and the current website, so we need to >> resolve the conflicts to arrive at one reality. We are not there yet >> because the new constitution didn't pass and we don't have one >> specification from which to work, but the goal has always been to >> build a website that expresses community structures as specified in >> the constitution. >> >> There are a small number of ways to architect a solution, and we >> chose one that enables us to solve the immediate problems while also >> giving us the flexibility to grow. No solution is perfect and not >> everyone will agree with all aspects of any implementation, but we >> can evolve in the future. >>
