+1 (sorry I didn't have more time to lead my working group, and I agree that working on Connect/AB will force the issues anyway).
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:56 AM, David Recordon <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Allen Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > > [+openid-specs@ to reach a wider audience] > > +1 for closing the 6 working groups listed in Mike's post. > > While we're doing spec housecleaning, we should also try to finalize the > > OpenID/OAuth Hybrid and OpenID UI Extensions. AFAIK, there has been no > > changes to either of these specs for about a year, and vendors have > already > > launched implementations. > > Allen > > > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> At the latest OpenID board meeting, I took the action item to have the > >> specifications close down inactive working groups. This is to help > >> eliminate confusion among the members about where work is occurring and > >> focus people’s efforts on the active working groups. > >> > >> > >> > >> Per section 4.4 of the OpenID process document, “The Specifications > >> Council may recommend closure of a WG at any time that the WG has not > had > >> Minimum Membership for six consecutive months at the time of closure, > and > >> such recommendation will promptly be submitted to a vote of the OIDF > >> membership, in accordance with the voting procedures in §3.” “Minimum > >> Membership” is defined in section 1.6 as “five contributors”. > >> > >> > >> > >> It’s clear that all of these working groups meet this criteria in terms > of > >> lack of participation by 5 members within the last 6 months: > >> > >> · v.Next Core > >> > >> · v.Next Discovery > >> > >> · v.Next Attributes > >> > >> · v.Next Certification > >> > >> · v.Next User Experience > >> > >> > >> > >> Also, given the consensus to merge the Connect work into the Artifact > >> Binding work, I would argue that we should close the Connect working > group > >> at the same time, so that it’s clear that people wanting to contribute > to it > >> should join the Artifact Binding working group, where the work is > actually > >> proceeding. Formally, there have been 7 contributors on the Connect > working > >> group list in the last 6 months: Breno de Medeiros, Chris Messina, > Chuck > >> Mortimore, David Recordon, John Bradley, Joseph Smarr, and Nat Sakimura. > >> The most recent contribution was 11/3/10. So we could either wait a few > >> months to close it, or if three of the above contributors agree that it > >> should be closed, I believe we could proceed with the membership vote to > >> close the working group at the same time. (I’d rather not have two > >> membership votes closing working groups.) > >> > >> > >> > >> So after a discussion period, unless people form consensus around a > >> different course of action, I’m going to propose a specs council vote > that > >> we close all 6 of these working groups. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> all, > >> > >> -- Mike > >> > >> > >> > >> P.S. The present membership of the specifications council is: > >> > >> · Johnny Bufu > >> > >> · Breno de Medeiros > >> > >> · Dick Hardt > >> > >> · Mike Jones > >> > >> · David Recordon > >> > >> · Nat Sakimura > >> > >> · Allen Tom > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > specs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs >
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