Re: OWV2 3rd Workshop Minutes

[Francois Letellier <francois.letellier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 15:31 17/11/2006, Cedric Thomas wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Please find attached the minutes of OWV2 3rd Workshop held in Roma last
> week.
>
> Remarks and feedback welcome.
>
> Best regards,
>
>   Cedric

Dear all,

two quick comments (as I was unable to attend the end of the workshop).

Although involving the community (through a 
contest) is good for sake of inclusiveness, the 
question of the name should not be taken lightly. 
I'm not convinced we can deal with the underlying 
(legal, communication) issues without proper 
support from specialists nor with sufficient budget and delay.

In terms of bylaws registration process: the MoUs 
signed with potential strategic members mention two decision points [1]:
- 'finalization' of the candidate bylaws by the 
OWv2 co-founders (signatories of the MoU as defined in the MoUs themselves [2])
- approval of the bylaws by the OWv1 board of directors.
I strongly recommend to stick to this agenda (and 
give sufficient time to all parties involved) - 
which I don't see confirmed in the workshop 
minutes. Even though the MoUs are 'non binding', 
OWv2 would be built on a more solid ground if it 
demonstrates capacity to let all parties agree on 
commitments and stick to these commitments from 
day 1: sticking to the terms of the MoUs would be a good start.

Best regards

[1] [signing a Definitive Association Membership 
Agreement] will take place within thirty (30) 
days of acceptance by ObjectWeb?s Board of 
Directors of the bylaws finalized by the cofounders of ObjectWeb V2.
[2] "By entering in this MoU, the Candidate 
Member declares that it is interested in being a 
cofounder and Strategic Member of the new association."



> Cedric Thomas
> ObjectWeb V2    cedric.thomas at objectweb.org
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