[od-discuss] broader community notice in license approval/OD update process (was Re: Nominate Aaron Wolf for Open Definition Advisory Council membership)

[Aaron Wolf]

I'm not Laura, but you should sent the note to the general okfn-discuss list

On 01/16/2015 05:32 PM, Herb Lainchbury wrote:
> Hi Laura,
> 
> As Chairperson, I would like to notify the relevant lists that we've
> started a new draft 2.1 of the definition, but it is not clear to me who
> to send it to other than od-discuss at lists.okfn.org
> <mailto:od-discuss at lists.okfn.org>.
> 
> Should I also send it to local at okfn.org <mailto:local at okfn.org>?
> 
> Please advise.
> 
> Thanks,
> Herb
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org
> <mailto:laura.james at okfn.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Mike, 
> 
>     I think those lists are closed ones (to keep traffic to a level that
>     means the lists are actually used) - one of the community managers
>     (CCd) will be able to help.  
> 
>     On a related note, we might want to add the chair of this group to
>     the working group coordinators list, as other matters that come up
>     there may be relevant...
> 
>     Laura
> 
>     On 8 December 2014 at 22:29, Mike Linksvayer <ml at gondwanaland.com
>     <mailto:ml at gondwanaland.com>> wrote:
> 
>         On 11/16/2014 02:41 AM, Laura James wrote:
>         > On 15 November 2014 22:08, Mike Linksvayer <ml at gondwanaland.com <mailto:ml at gondwanaland.com>
>         > <mailto:ml at gondwanaland.com <mailto:ml at gondwanaland.com>>> wrote:
>         >
>         >     Formalization of broader community feedback might make it
>         look like:
>         >
>         >     "1. After submission, the Open Definition community will
>         discuss on
>         >     the mailing list and reach consensus.
>         >     2. The Open Definition Advisory Council chair will
>         summarize the
>         >     consensus to the Advisory Council on the mailing list and
>         to other
>         >     relevant fora, okfn-discss at a minimum.
>         >     3a. If over next two weeks issues are raised which indicate a
>         >     different consensus or further discussion needed, chair
>         will step
>         >     process back to first or second step as appropriate.
>         >     3b. Otherwise, chair calls for formal approval of consensus by
>         >     Advisory Council.
>         >     4. If after two weeks at least three Advisory Council
>         members approve
>         >     the consensus summary on-list, and at least 75% of
>         Advisory Council
>         >     members expressing an opinion on the summary if any
>         dissent, the
>         >     website will be updated, and announcements made to public and
>         >     submitter, as appropriate.
>         >
>         >
>         > This looks very sensible. I'd suggest on (2) that as well as
>         > okfn-discuss, the lists of Open Knowledge local group and
>         working group
>         > coordinators be informed. They can gather responses from their
>         > respective groups and feed them back. This would also help
>         secure good
>         > input from international perspectives, as well as specialist
>         topic areas.
> 
>         Edit:
>         https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition/compare/6b116d3...ed1792e
> 
>         I page searched lists.okfn.org <http://lists.okfn.org> for
>         local, coord, and work, and wasn't
>         sure which list(s) you mean. Is there an address to reach these
>         coordinators as a group? This (OD) group could certainly use the
>         perspectives noted.
> 
>         Mike
> 
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