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authorMartin Gummi <martin.gummi@gmx.net>2013-04-27 15:16:01 +0200
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Abstract.
</p>
-<h2> 3. Work-In-Progress </h2>
+<p class="change">
+2.5
+Editors may make the following changes, where
+ it is clear that the change does not change the policy:</p>
+<ul><li>
+ <span class="change">fixes to errors in grammar and spelling,</span>
+ </li><li>
+ <span class="change">anchors, HTML errors, URLs &amp; formatting,</span>
+ </li><li>
+ <span class="change">COD numbers and other references, and</span>
+ </li><li>
+ <span class="change">other minutiae, as agreed under 2.3.</span>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+<p class="change">
+Such changes to be notified to the policy group, and to be folded into effect, etc, without further ado.
+</p>
-<p>
+
+<p class="change">
+2.6
+Documents of lower status (work-in-progress or DRAFT)
+must not be confusable with documents of higher status
+(DRAFT or POLICY).
+Copies should be eliminated where not being worked on.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="s3"> 3. Work-In-Progress </h2>
+
+<p id="s3.1">
3.1
An Editor is identified.
This person is responsible for
drafting the document, following the consensus of the policy group.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s3.2">
3.2
The Policy Officer resolves minor disputes and keeps order.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s3.3">
3.3
The mail list of the policy group
is used as the primary debating
@@ -160,27 +187,27 @@ but decision-taking
should be visible on the main group.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s3.4">
3.4
Documents start with the status of
"Work-In-Progress" or WIP for short.
</p>
-<h2> 4. DRAFT status </h2>
+<h2 id="s4"> 4. DRAFT status </h2>
-<p>
+<p id="s4.1">
4.1
On completion, a document moves to DRAFT status.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s4.2">
4.2
A DRAFT is a policy-in-effect for the Community and is
to be distributed and treated as such.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s4.3">
4.3
As far as the Community is concerned, the DRAFT is policy.
Challenges and concerns can be addressed to the policy group,
@@ -188,19 +215,19 @@ and policy group discussions on a DRAFT
may be presented in Dispute Resolution.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s4.4">
4.4
Revisions of DRAFTs
must be treated as decisions on the policy group.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s4.5">
4.5
The period of the DRAFT status is announced widely,
which should be at least a month and no longer than a year.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s4.6">
4.6
During the period of DRAFT,
CAcert Inc. retains a veto over
@@ -208,8 +235,8 @@ policies that effect the running of CAcert Inc.
</p>
-<h2> 5. POLICY status </h2>
-<p>
+<h2 id="s5"> 5. POLICY status </h2>
+<p id="s5.1">
5.1
After DRAFT period has elapsed with no revision beyond
minor and editorial changes,
@@ -218,13 +245,13 @@ to move the document from
DRAFT to POLICY status.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s5.2">
5.2
Once POLICY, the Community may only challenge the document
in Dispute Resolution.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s5.3">
5.3
Policy group may propose changes to a POLICY document
in order to update it. When changes move to DRAFT status,
@@ -232,9 +259,15 @@ they may be included in the POLICY document,
but must be clearly indicated within as DRAFT not POLICY.
</p>
-<h2> 6. Open Process </h2>
+<p class="change">
+5.4
+POLICY documents are published on the CAcert website in plain HTML. Change control must be in place.
+</p>
+
-<p>
+<h2 id="s6"> 6. Open Process </h2>
+
+<p id="s6.1">
6.1
All policy discussions and documents should be open
processes. There should be a fair chance for
@@ -243,7 +276,7 @@ to have their views heard.
Rough Consensus is the working metric.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s6.2">
6.2
Contributions to
formally controlled documents such as Policies
@@ -261,12 +294,12 @@ contributions back to the community
under an open licence.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s6.3">
6.3
Contributors declare any conflicts of interest.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s6.4">
6.4
Policies should be issued under free, open,
non-restrictive,
@@ -274,39 +307,40 @@ irrevocable, non-exclusive,
and clear licence by CAcert, Inc.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s6.5">
6.5
Mailing lists should be archived,
and important meetings should be minuted.
+<span class="change">A record of decisions is to be maintained.</span>
</p>
-<h2> 7. Disputes. </h2>
+<h2 id="s7"> 7. Disputes. </h2>
-<p>
+<p id="s7.1">
7.1
Any questions not resolved by these rules
may be voted on in the policy group, or
may be dealt with in Dispute Resolution.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s7.2">
7.2
The Policy Officer may decide a tight vote in a minor matter only.
Failure of Rough Consensus may be declared by
dissenting members.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s7.3">
7.3
Matters unresolved refer back
to further group discussion.
</p>
-<p>
+<p id="s7.4">
7.4
The external avenue for disputes is to file a dispute
according to CAcert's
-<a href="http://www.cacert.org/policy/DisputeResolutionPolicy.html">
+<a href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/DisputeResolutionPolicy.html">
Dispute Resolution Policy</a>
DRP => COD7.
</p>