[KI-LC] Draft process guideline for Reports
Eve Maler
eve at xmlgrrl.com
Thu Jan 13 15:27:21 EST 2011
Okay, thanks to all for the comments so far. I've revised the guideline as follows:
The requirements (as mentioned in OPs Sec 3.9) that group Reports must meet for LC approval are as follows:
The Report must be duly approved by a simple majority of the voting participants of the group.
The Report meets basic document quality requirements for spelling, formatting, etc., and uses an approved Kantara Report template where possible. The LC will work with the group to address any document quality or formatting issues to ensure that the Report is suitable as a target for Kantara PR and marketing efforts.
Eve
On Jan 13, 2011, at 8:59 AM, John Bradley wrote:
> I think the first one with a recommendation to use the approved templates where possible.
>
> It is an ongoing challenge to make word and other programs happy across platforms.
>
> John B.
> On 2011-01-13, at 1:49 PM, Colin Wallis wrote:
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>> The first option gives greater flexibility for the unexpected..
>>
>> From: eve at xmlgrrl.com
>> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:21:07 -0800
>> To: joe at andrieu.net
>> CC: lc at kantarainitiative.org
>> Subject: Re: [KI-LC] Draft process guideline for Reports
>>
>> Maybe we should soften that requirement to be a guideline, in consultation with the LC, or simply a list of the required/prohibited elements (must have logo, must state IPR regime, can't claim the document represents all of Kantara...), with a non-normative link to handy templates.
>>
>> (I did offer to create other templates; I think we need a Confluence-native one at the very least.)
>>
>> Eve
>>
>> On Jan 13, 2011, at 6:56 AM, Joe Andrieu wrote:
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>> I think it looks good.
>>
>> The only comment I have is about templates adherence. The ISWG found the line numbers in the current templates problematic and have published our most recent reports without them. In one case, it was impossible to get word to include the line #s in a PDF. In both cases, we found the line #s significantly detracted from the readability of the prose. So, although the reports were mostly in the template format, they did not exactly meet it.
>>
>> As such, neither of those reports would, technically, meet the requirements of this process.
>>
>> Could we either get templates without line numbers or clarify in the process guideline that variations from the template are acceptable?
>>
>> -j
>>
>> Joe Andrieu
>> joe at andrieu.net
>> +1 (805) 705-8651
>>
>> On 1/13/2011 6:16 AM, j stollman wrote:
>> +1
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Colin Wallis <colin_wallis at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Many thanks Eve
>>
>> I think is 100%.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Colin
>> From: eve at xmlgrrl.com
>> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:06:11 -0800
>> To: LC at kantarainitiative.org
>> Subject: [KI-LC] Draft process guideline for Reports
>>
>>
>> Any comments?...
>>
>> Eve
>>
>> http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/LC/LC+Approval+of+Group+Reports
>> Background
>> The Kantara Operating Procedures V1.1 define a Report as:
>>
>> “Report” shall mean any Work Group or Discussion Group output that is not a Technical Specification that is approved by a Majority of the Group and submitted to the Leadership Council. A Report is not a branded product of the Organization (i.e. it is not submitted for an All Member Ballot)." [Sec 1.7]
>>
>> The LC has authority to impose requirements on Reports for LC approval:
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>> "In addition to development of the Draft Recommendation(s) authorized in the Work Group Charter the WG may find it appropriate to develop additional Reports. These Reports shall meet any requirements established by the LC. Submission of a report to the LC requires a Simple Majority approval of the WG." [Sec 3.9]
>>
>> Interpretation
>> LC approval is not required in order for a group to produce or publish a draft or final Report as a non-Kantara-wide output.
>>
>> Only LC-approved group Reports are given publicity through Kantara marketing communications channels such as its blog and Twitter feed. Thus, Report submission for LC approval is encouraged.
>>
>> LC approval serves two purposes: socializing the group's work among the LC membership (peers of the group's own leadership team), and formally acknowledging that the report has met the LC's requirements.
>>
>> LC approval of a Report is a prerequisite for forwarding the Report to a Kantara Initiative All-Member Ballot.
>>
>> Requirements for Reports to Be LC-Approved
>> The requirements (as mentioned in OPs Sec 3.9) that group Reports must meet for LC approval are as follows:
>>
>> The Report must follow a currently published Report Template as appropriate to its stage of development.
>> The Report must be duly approved by a simple majority of the voting participants of the group.
>> The Report meets basic document quality requirements for spelling, formatting, etc. The LC will work with the group to address any document quality issues to ensure that the Report is suitable as a target for Kantara PR and marketing efforts.
>>
>>
>> Eve Maler http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog
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