Development Process Process
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Status of this document
- Last update: Jan. 15, 2007
This wiki page is now TEMPORARILY FROZEN. Please do not edit this wiki page until further notice. (But do add notes to the discussion tab if you have feedback and/or send email to the all-Member list (mailto:participants@openajax.org), Jon Ferraiolo (mailto:jferrai@us.ibm.com) or the Steering Committee (mailto:steeringcommittee@openajax.org).) From this point forward, further changes to this document should be the result of Steering Committee decision about what changes, if any, should be made to the document.
Note: The schedule for finalization and approval is as follows: From Jan 15-19, the Members will vote on the proposed Development Process. The Steering Committee will review the votes and associated comments and then vote on whether to approve the Development Process from Jan 22-26.
Note: We held an all-Member Creation Review phone call about this document on Dec. 6 at 9amPT, noonET, 6pmParis. Minutes can be found at Development Process Minutes 2006-12-06.
About this page
This page describes the review process and time table for the Members to review and propose changes to the draft Development Process document.
The Development Process document "describes how the Membership, the Steering Committee and other stakeholders lead, influence, and collaborate with Working Groups to develop Materials." The document describes the life cycle of Working Groups, including how they are proposed and approved, and how Specifications and other Material are reviewed and approved. One of the goals with the Development Process is to provide appropriate notification to Members about scope of technical work, which allows Members to monitor the effect of OpenAjax Alliance work with respect to their patent portfolios.
The Development Process document was written originally by Mike Milinkovich of Eclipse Foundation by taking a process document used at Eclipse Foundation and then adapting it to match the requirements dictated by our Members Agreement and other special requirements that we have. Mike's proposal has been reviewed formally by the Steering Committee and informally by companies that previously had expressed concerns about IPR handling with our Members Agreement, so we hope that it will prove acceptable with only minor changes.
Time table
The Steering Committee has established the following time table for reviewing and (hopefully) approving the proposed Development Process:
Oct 23-Nov22 - Proposal Phase
The Members are encouraged to review and collaborate on the wiki page holding the proposed Development Process. We are hopeful that the main thrust of this proposal will be retained due to previous review by the Steering Committee and selected Members and that further changes will be relatively minor. Since many key stakeholders who are most sensitive to IP issues are positive on the proposed process, in most cases, it will make sense to propose changes either via email to the Steering Committee or by making comments on the "discussion" tab of the wiki page.
Nov 29-Dec 6 - Creation Review
On Nov 29, a final version of the Development Process document will be made available and will be frozen from further changes until the Creation Review phone call on Dec. 6 at 9amPT, noonET, 6pmParis. (Immediately after the Interoperability phone call.)
Conference bridge: 1-888-227-9220, passcode 871757
Jan 15-19, 2007 - Member Voting on Development Process
Voting will be done electronically via an openly readable email list to which only members may write (the “Members Mailing List”). Any negative vote must be accompanied by an explanation of the Members’ concerns. A negative vote with no explanation is spurious and will not be counted. To resolve any negative vote the Steering Committee is expected to reply via the Members Mailing List. The goal is to achieve rough consensus through dialogue. However, it is the decision of the Steering Committee which is final and binding.
Jan 22-26, 2007 - Steering Committee Voting on Development Process
The Steering Committee will evaluate the votes from the Members and decide whether to approve the Development Process.
