OPEN ISSUE: Quality Process WG Charter

Spencer Dawkins spencer at mcsr-labs.org
Thu May 29 15:34:37 CEST 2003


Dear Margaret,

Ah, I see - I WAS confused.

Thanks,

Spencer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Wasserman" <mrw at windriver.com>
To: "Spencer Dawkins" <spencer at mcsr-labs.org>
Cc: <problem-statement at alvestrand.no>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: OPEN ISSUE: Quality Process WG Charter


>
> Hi Spencer,
>
> There is no suggestion in our process document that the nomcom
> should choose the chairs for the near-term WG to improve the
> quality processes used by WGs.  That is the WG we are discussing
> here...
>
> The problem-statement did list an open issue about how the
> charter for this WG should be determined.  I proposed that
> the charter should be determined by the AD and chairs, probably
> through the normal BOF process.  Several people agreed, and
> no one disagreed.
>
> The usual BOF process typically involves someone (or a group
> of people) proposing a BOF to the relevant AD (in this case,
> Harald).
>
> There is a suggestion that the nomcom (or a similar mechanism)
> could be used to choose chairs for the longer-term
> Improvement WG -- the one that will start by determining
> our mission/values/goals...  There are still a lot of open
> question about how that longer term group will be managed,
> chartered, etc.
>
> Does this clear up your issue, or are you concerned that we
> may not be ready to hold a BOF for the near-term WG?
>
> Margaret
>
>
>
> At 01:56 PM 5/29/2003 -0500, Spencer Dawkins wrote:
> >Dear Harald,
> >
> >Ouch!
> >
> >My understanding was that we were thinking "request NOMCOM to provide
> >co-chairs
> >for the WG". I guess I assumed this would happen before Vienna.
> >
> >Are you requesting volunteers (or, more likely, nominees) to chair a BoF
in
> >Vienna?
> >
> >Spencer
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Harald Tveit Alvestrand" <harald at alvestrand.no>
> >To: "Margaret Wasserman" <mrw at windriver.com>;
> ><problem-statement at alvestrand.no>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:01 AM
> >Subject: Re: OPEN ISSUE: Quality Process WG Charter
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > --On torsdag, mai 29, 2003 09:22:23 -0400 Margaret Wasserman
> > > <mrw at windriver.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > At 03:23 PM 5/29/2003 +0200, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> > > >> I think this WG would/should be focused on the WG process, and
review
> >as
> > > >> one tool to improve that process.
> > > >
> > > > Sold.
> > > >
> > > > So, Harald, do you know if there is any effort underway to
> > > > actually _start_ this WG?  Any hope for a BOF in Vienna?
> > >
> > > as far as I know, the line of volunteers is completely empty.... but
the
> > > deadline for scheduling BOFs in Vienna is not yet over (the scheduling
> > > officially closes on June 20).
> > >
> > >               Harald
> > >
>
>



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