From dave@rc.gc.ca Fri Jan 22 16:18:16 1999 Received: from blackhole.rc.gc.ca (blackhole.rc.gc.ca [205.150.42.41]) by dkuug.dk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA05798 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:18:15 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dave@rc.gc.ca) From: "D. J. Blackwood" X-Mailer: SCO System V Mail (version 3.2) To: sc22wg15@dkuug.dk Subject: Re: (SC22WG15.1377) (SC22WG15.1376) (wg15tag 2218) (SC22WG15.1374) Comments on minutes of January meeting Date: Fri, 22 Jan 99 10:13:52 EST Message-ID: <9901221013.aa28876@hodgson.rc.gc.ca> > I don't think it is the proper way, as said earlier. > For a fasttrack, ISO is obliged to make a ballot resolution meeting, > and resolve the balot comments. Just saying "unfortunately, no, > there were enough yes-es" is not an adequate disposition of comment > on a fasttrack ballot. The FDIS procedure on the other hand is > specificaly designed to have a yes or no vote, without comments. > > Keld I believe that Keld is correct. Further, there would be nothing to prevent ISO from making changes and reballoting a revised draft that could be adopted as an International Standard. A better approach might be to start on the normal five-step process now and establish a sync plan that would get us to an FDIS ballot on the final draft. This way international comments can be fed back into the process and resolved (or not) well before we reach a final vote. The fast track process carries too many risks beyond the reach of WG15. Finally, WGs (and SCs) do not normally get involved in fast tracked documents. They progress directly to JTC1. This could have the effect of eliminating the participation of one of the three parties. I would suggest that PASC might want to consider a similar course of action for similar reasons. However, I'm not as familiar with PASC/IEEE procedures to know if the risk of failure is as great. I believe that a PASC PAR(s) and WG15 NP(s) should be submitted for the July meetings, if only to allow these two groups to manage the process within their respective organizations. Dave -- D. J. Blackwood Manager, Internet and Intranet Services Room 2169, 875 Heron Road Electronic Commerce Services Division Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L5 Revenue Canada Voice: 613 957-9305 Fax: 613 941-2257 Internet: dave@rc.gc.ca