Policy-Discussion

[<ulrich AT cacert.org>]

Dear Policy Group,

Resolved,
that we update Policy on Policy (PoP)
as proposed under
https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/PolicyOnPolicy.html
(markers in blue) with the following topics:


1. to update the "old" style header to the "new" style header

     change from:
     ............................................................
     PoP                Iang
     POLICY p200800204.1                20080309
     COD1
             Policy on Policy
     ............................................................

     change to:
     ............................................................
     Name: PoP COD1
     Status: POLICY p200800204.1
     Editor: Iang 20080309                      PoP Status - POLICY x1)
     Changes: 20100507, 20130223                PoP Status - DRAFT  x1)
     Licence: CC-by-sa+DRP
     ............................................................
        x1) as the POLICY and DRAFT pictures

2. changes from 20100507 in section 0

     change from:
     ............................................................
     0. Preliminaries

     Policy on Policy adopts the IETF model of 'rough consensus' to create
     CAcert documents within the open [cacert-policy] mail list forum.
     ............................................................

     change to:
     ............................................................
     0. Preliminaries

     Policy on Policy adopts the IETF model of 'rough consensus' to create
     CAcert documents within the open CAcert Policy Group mail list forum.
     ............................................................
       "mail list forum" with a link to
       https://lists.cacert.org/wws/info/cacert-policy

3.  changes from 20100507 in section 1.3

     change from:
     ............................................................
     1.3 The policies so created are generally binding on
         CAcert, registered users and related parties
     ............................................................

     change to:
     ............................................................
     1.3 The policies so created are generally binding on
         CAcert Inc., members under CAcert Community Agreement
         (CCA => COD9)
         and other related parties under other agreements.
     ............................................................

4.  changes from 20100507 in section 1.4

     change from:
     ............................................................
     1.4 The Policy Officer manages all policies and the policy group.
     The policy group is formed on the open mailing list known as
     [cacert-policy], and is to be open
     to all Community Members of CAcert.
     ............................................................

     change to:
     ............................................................
     1.4 The Policy Officer manages all policies and the policy group.
     The policy group is formed on the open mailing list known as
     CAcert Policy Group, and is to be open
     to all Community Members of CAcert.
     ............................................................


5.  section PoP 2.5 to add the minutea changes section,
    as known from p20100306 - minor changes to PoP

     adding:
     ............................................................
     2.5 Editors may make the following changes, where it is clear
         that the change does not change the policy:

          o fixes to errors in grammar and spelling,
          o anchors, HTML errors, URLs & formatting,
          o COD numbers and other references, and
          o other minutiae, as agreed under 2.3.

     Such changes to be notified to the policy group, and to be
     folded into effect, etc, without further ado.
     ............................................................

6. proposed changes from 20100507 to section 2.5, now moves to 2.6

     adding:
     ............................................................
     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.
     ............................................................

7. proposed changes from 20100507 from CCS work -and-
   recently identified subsection in CPS (9.16.1)
   (where should policies reside?) to move to PoP

     adding:
     ............................................................
     5.4 POLICY documents are published on the CAcert website
         in plain HTML. Change control must be in place.
     ............................................................

8. point 6.5 to add "A record of decisions is to be maintained."

     change from:
     ............................................................
     6.5 Mailing lists should be archived, and important meetings
         should be minuted.
     ............................................................

     change to:
     ............................................................
     6.5 Mailing lists should be archived, and important meetings
         should be minuted. A record of decisions is to be maintained.
     ............................................................



Voting opened 2013-02-23 for 2 weeks
until Friday 2013-03-08 (inclusive)



--
mit freundlichen Gruessen / best regards
Ulrich Schroeter - CAcert Assurance Team Leader, CAcert Case Manager,
CAcert Arbitrator

CAcert.org - Free Certificates
E-Mail: 
ulrich AT cacert.org

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