On Friday, March 04, 2005 2:54 PM [GMT+1=CET], Ron Kuper <xxxRonKuper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've been having an offlist discussion with members of the MMA, to try > to nail down how nail down our next phase. Right now we (the "public" > working group) need to make a few decisions, from coding conventions to > licensing. But we don't have a formal decision procedure. > > Therefore, I'd like to propose that we use the following decision making > procedure. (FYI this procedure is in use by another working group > within the MMA). > > GMPI WG Decision Procedure > - This WG prefers to make decisions on the basis of group consensus > - Any WG member can request a decision on any reasonable question > - Decision questions are put to WG by the chairman, with 'DECISION' > in the "subject:" line > - Every decision question includes a clear deadline for comments > - By default, minimum comment period is at least one week > - In case of unusually urgent decisions the decision period may be > shortened > - Before the original deadline, any WG member can challenge the > question or the deadline > - Before the original deadline, any WG member can request one > 1-week extension for their own comments > - Comments or challenges received after the final deadline do not > count towards the group decision > > Getting off to a recursive start, I'd like to apply this decision making > policy to the adoption of the policy itself. (Man I love this job.<g>) > > Please respond with comments or challenges during the next week. > Thanks. Looks fine to me. Koen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe