Re: SUO: Updated SUMO??
Adam,
Uhmm, let's see if I can get this correct.
If everyone who wishes to is freely allowed to contribute whatever
documents they think would be valuable to a standard (and without the
having to conduct a vote on each contribution) - that would not be a
standards effort. We know this from Frank's assurances that it would
not. Anyone interested in this sort of aberrant behavior should find
another place to do it.
Bob
Adam Pease wrote:
>
> Bob,
> As Frank has quite clearly explained though, that wouldn't be a
> standards effort. If that's the process you want to follow, ok, but
> an IEEE group is not the place to do it. IEEE specifies a different
> process. Start a discussion group or industry consortium effort
> elsewhere.
>
> Adam
>
> At 09:26 PM 8/24/2001 -0700, Robert Grayson Spillers wrote:
>
>> And if the SUMO vote fails the status will be that no document
>> (including the SUMO) will enjoy any privilege over any other document
>> - in contrast to the SUMO having a privileged position if the vote
>> stands.
>>
>>
>> No contributor will have to win a vote to have their document
>> considered (along with the others). No one (or company) will be able
>> to assert that their work is the presumed heir to the standard.
>> Anyone can offer changes to any of the documents.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> Schoening, James R CECIL DCSC4I wrote:
>>
>>> Ian,
>>>
>>> Please allow me to play the devil's advocate here.
>>>
>>> If the SUMO vote stands (which I am on record as believing
>>> it will),
>>> that means you can no longer make changes on your own to the
>>> document. You
>>> can post proposed changes (if you have some consensus), but you need to
>>> clearly distinguish between the version approved by the group and any
>>> proposed later revisions.
>>>
>>> You'll also need to distinguish between your role as a major
>>> contributor and your possible role as the Technical Editor. The
>>> Technical
>>> Editor must follow the consensus of the active participants. As
>>> contributor, you can propose whatever you'd like and fight for it,
>>> but you
>>> can't decide to put something in unless you have some degree of
>>> consensus.
>>> I'm sure you'll know it if people objects to any changes.
>>> Jim Schoening
>>>
>>>