[legal-discuss] [Fwd: [OpenStack-DefCore] Revised Bylaws]

Mark McLoughlin markmc at redhat.com
Tue Apr 8 19:48:52 UTC 2014


Hey

I figure these proposed amendments are relevant to this list too.

Thanks,
Mark.

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> From: Radcliffe, Mark <Mark.Radcliffe at dlapiper.com>
> To: Thierry Carrez <thierry at openstack.org>
> Cc: Eileen Evans Esq. (eileen.evans at hp.com) <eileen.evans at hp.com>,
> defcore-committee at lists.openstack.org
> <defcore-committee at lists.openstack.org>, Roay, Leslie
> <Leslie.Roay at dlapiper.com>
> Subject: [OpenStack-DefCore] Revised Bylaws
> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:03:01 +0000
> 
> I am enclosing the current version of the Bylaws marked to show
> differences to the existing version (v15 to v.18) and marked to show
> the changes to the initial revised draft (v.17 to v.18). This second
> set of changes reflects comments raised at the last meeting of the
> committee, particularly by Mark McLoughlin on behalf of the Technical
> Committee.  Version 18 has not yet been approved by the committee.
> These changes are meant to reflect the need to move from a “module”
> based method of determining when the trademark can be used to a more
> flexible method which can be agreed upon by the Technical Committee
> and the Board. As I said to Mark and I think that he passed on to the
> Technical Committee, the reasons for the DefCore and these revisions
> are as follows:
> 
>  
> 
> > I appreciate your comments at the Bylaws committee meeting.  We
> don’t want to have the TC misunderstand the reasons for the bylaws
> change or 
> 
> > their consequences. These changes are focused solely on determining
>  how and when the trademark can be used.  We want to ensure that the
> TC 
> 
> > has an active role in the decisions.  Consequently, we will shift
> back to the use of “core” for these procedures being set up.
> However, as
> 
> > I noted,  a number of members of DefCore Committee have expressed a
>  desire to use a word other than “core” for this concept so we may
> see 
> 
> > an additional change in the name .
> 
>  
> 
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