[Oslc-steeringcommittee] FYI: a member's agreement has been completed by an individual

[Sean Kennedy]

Hi Rainer,

I agree with your interpretation, but as IANAL, I will also seek the
clarification you requested.


Sean Kennedy


                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          





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From:	"Ersch, Rainer" <rainer.ersch at siemens.com>
To:	Sean Kennedy/Toronto/IBM at IBMCA,
Cc:	"oslc-steeringcommittee at open-services.net"
            <oslc-steeringcommittee at open-services.net>
Date:	12/10/29 12:27 PM
Subject:	RE: [Oslc-steeringcommittee] FYI: a member's agreement has been
            completed by an individual



Hi Sean,
I think the Bylaws are not clear regarding approving membership agreements
by the StC:
My interpretation of the statement:
"In the case of an individual who completed an OSLC Member Agreement as an
independent individual, such membership must be approved by the Steering
Committee.?
was, that only membership of ?independent individual? as defined in the
section ?Independent OSLC Members? have to be approved by the StC, but not
regular members.
I?m not sure what the ?Acceptance of new OSLC Member? clause in the
?Steering Committee duties and responsibilities? sections means. It says
?can accept? but not ?has to accept?. I don?t think StC members should have
to accept OSLC Members, as long the StC can denial membership ?based on a
reasonable belief ..?.
Could you please clarify this for us (with a legal person)? If the
acceptance of membership is a necessary as a formal step, the StC should
entitle you to do this on StCs behalf.
In addition, IP rights only come into the play with WPA?s; membership (even
for an ?Independent OSLC Member?) alone should not have any IP right
dependencies.
Bye and have a nice day
Rainer



From: Oslc-steeringcommittee [
mailto:oslc-steeringcommittee-bounces at open-services.net] On Behalf Of Sean
Kennedy
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 3:32 PM
To: oslc-steeringcommittee at open-services.net
Subject: [Oslc-steeringcommittee] FYI: a member's agreement has been
completed by an individual



Hello Steering Committee members:

A member's agreement has been completed by an individual [1]. As per the
bylaws [2], before the agreement is accepted it needs to be reviewed by
you.

Before we proceed with that review, I will contact the individual to make
sure that:
a) he is completely free to sign the agreement, i.e. there are no IP rights
claimed by his employer
b) it doesn't make sense for him and his employer to have the agreement
signed in the "common" way

I will let you know how this proceeds. If you want more details, I can
provide them on a separate email.

[1]: http://open-services.net/bylaws/#membership, see: "Independent OSLC
Members"
[2]: http://open-services.net/bylaws/#steering-committee, see: "Duties and
Responsibilities > ACCEPTANCE OF NEW OSLC MEMBER"


Sean Kennedy


                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          




OSLC: Lifecycle integration inspired by the web --
http://open-services.net/
Eclipse Lyo: Enabling tool integration with OSLC -- http://eclipse.org/lyo/


There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. -- Victor
Hugo

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