RE: Planning to close Consent Name System Community Group due to inactivity unless we hear from you

Hi Ian,

Thank you so much for your support and for granting us additional time to get our working group up and running. Your understanding and flexibility are greatly appreciated.

I'm pleased to inform you that we have just completed the principal work on the OpenAPI spec. Our goal has been clear-cut: throughout 2023, Data Stewardship Solutions has taken on the role of the initial "custodian" of this project, akin to the early custodians of the DNS system (Alan is CC'd here). We've collaborated to stabilize the build. We also updated the repository, which we plan to open up in Q1 of 2024, including the basic code. For now, feel free to take a sneak peek, but the fuller picture will be there after the initial meetings.

https://github.com/privacycoop/cns-commons


Currently, the Consent Name Service (CNS) is being utilized by at least one nonprofit Authorized Agent (AA) for businesses and individuals. Our primary objective is to ensure the continuity and stability of not just the Privacy Co-op, but also other existing AAs being coordinated through the renewed efforts of the Global Consent Authorized Agencies Association (GCA3), their members, and affiliates. Furthermore, DSS has committed to supporting these vital nonprofit entities by maintaining the current free service level and actively contributing to their success.

We believe we've achieved most of our sprint goals towards this end. However, we aim to host a couple of informal gatherings before the end of Q4 2023 to solicit input from the broader community. This feedback will be invaluable as we move forward.

Our approach is a win/win scenario, where DSS has demonstrated a sustainable business model through partnerships. Layer 2 businesses like DSS can offer value-added services on top of the foundational CNS, fostering a profitable environment while ensuring the ongoing longevity and support of the CNS for these nonprofit AA organizations.

This model and its implications will be the primary agenda for our inaugural meeting, followed by a detailed planning session scheduled for later in December.

Again, thank you for your assistance and the extended timeline. Your help is instrumental in ensuring the success of this initiative.

Warm regards,

=Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 10:59 AM
To: =Jay <jay@privacy.coop>
Cc: Team Community Process <team-community-process@w3.org>; public-cns@w3.org
Subject: Re: Planning to close Consent Name System Community Group due to inactivity unless we hear from you

Hi Jay,

We will leave the group open. Do you have links to GitHub repos or other areas where activity will be taking place?

Thank you,

Ian

> On Nov 22, 2023, at 10:29 AM, =Jay <jay@privacy.coop> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your contact. We are now prepared and able to lead this important conversation with a dependable cadence, and envision strong collaboration activity in 2024.
> 
> Do we need to do anything further to either A) keep this existing group open on the platform, or B) re-establish this group through the front door process?
> 
> Please let me know what we need to do so that we can progress this work.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> =Jay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Team Community Process <team-community-process@w3.org> 
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 3:01 PM
> To: public-cns@w3.org
> Subject: Planning to close Consent Name System Community Group due to inactivity unless we hear from you
> 
> Dear participants in the
> 
>  Consent Name System Community Group
>  https://www.w3.org/community/cns/

> 
> In March 2023 we contacted you because your Community Group appeared to have become inactive (per [1]). Based on feedback in response to our message, we did not close the group, with the expectation that the group would soon become more active. Six months later, your group appears to still be inactive, and we are more inclined to close it unless we hear compelling reasons not to.
> 
> If your group is in fact active, we recommend the following:
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>  * Let us know where the activity is going on so that we can update our data and improve our tools.
> 
>  * Update your group home page with news of your activities. Chairs can use the group Wordpress instance of the group to post news; let us know if you have any questions.
> 
> If you have good reason to believe the group will soon become active, please let us know.
> 
> If you are merely hopeful it will, or if you would like us to close the group, or if we do not hear from you in the next 30 days, we will plan to close the group.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> CG/BG System
> 
> [1] https://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#close-inactive

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Received on Thursday, 23 November 2023 00:13:09 UTC