Re: Path forward... (RESPONSE REQUESTED)

can someone post a link to minutes for me? I can't seem to find it 
easily on the TPWG site. best, Joe

On Wed Jul 24 12:09:55 2013, Rigo Wenning wrote:
> On Wednesday 24 July 2013 08:45:51 Aleecia M. McDonald wrote:
>> Succinctly, and down to a boolean: Do we shut down by the end of this
>> month absent an affirmative group decision to continue?
>
> The continuation of this group is formally a decision of the Director.
>
> If all participants now decide they want to go home and do something
> else, they can do so.
>
> If the group decides to publish all Working Drafts as W3C Notes and
> disband, they will record that decision and it will be brought to the
> attention of the Director. The Director may then come back and try to
> convince Participants to continue.
>
> Tim Berners-Lee is the Director, but you should read "Director" as an
> abstract construct for a decision making management board within W3C
> that reacts on requests and suggestions.
>
> You're mainly eluding to the fact that Peter said at some point: On 24
> July we need an affirmative decision to continue. Otherwise we will
> stop. As a chair, he can make that suggestion to the Director.
>
> But IMHO, there is not that automatic thing put forward by some voices
> that says: "We need a vote/commitment of a majority to continue,
> otherwise  this will be dissolved... " Because the Group does not have
> the authority to dissolve itself. This is the right of the Director
> after advice of the Advisory Committee.
>
> In normal operations, the way you know that a Group has exhausted its
> ability to make progress is when there are no contributions anymore. I
> don't see that happening here.
>
> So its good to re-affirm our commitment to each other, but I do not
> believe that if we fail to get "consensus to continue" that we will have
> to dissolve. This is not compatible with bylaws or W3C Process.
>
> So maybe, some people may want to drop out of the Group, but you can't
> materially hinder others to continue. IMHO and from the top of my head.
> This is NOT a W3C team position as I haven't had the time to get
> agreement or even review by the Team.
>
>  --Rigo
>

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