[gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Choices

[Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We can ...

1. continue as is. This would require finding a chair. The chair could 
either delegate WG editors to produce two or more texts, or continue to 
try and produce a single document.
2. recharter.

3. formally bifurcate (or multi-furcate if that is a word, and if not 
its mine), combining the first sub-option of #1, and #2, above.
4. invite brief statements of positions and reflections on process and 
lessons learned from the participants, other alternatives are possible.
5. cease participating.

The editing process has become unwieldly, with the locus of editorial 
decision being Mike during call-time, rather than using the list, or the 
wiki, or smaller sub-groups, which is how the WHOIS group managed to get 
the editorial work of producing two uncompromising views out recently on 
the "more studies vs no more studies" question. The Adobe tools are 
attractive, but I don't think we've really gotten anything that couldn't 
be done by just a chat app in parallel with a voip app or plain old 
dialtone and a pencil and paper.
Then there are the problems of disagreement without being disagreeable, 
and queuing messages in quite a few inboxes, and taking up quite a few 
people's time during calls, with things that aren't actually 
constructive, or premeditated.
I spent hours on the 24th going over all 58 proposed changes to the 
updated proposals overview document, and I expect others have also. I'm 
not enamored with the synchronicity, latency and bandwidth requirements 
of the Adobe approach to managing the work products of the working 
group, and "which version?" question for an array of documents and 
document formats. Document management seems to have displaced text 
management and that neither resolves difference or adequately 
illuminates it either.
My preferences are #2, #3, #4, and #5. I expect there are others who 
prefer #1, and only the single text sub-option.
If anyone wants to attempt to work on a text that isn't focused on the 
"six questions", off-list, that's what I'm doing, and I'm always ready 
to be voted off the island.
Eric

Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just quick FYI to let the group know that we will get back to you all 
> shortly about how we plan to continue this effort and to try and 
> figure out what the next steps are.
> Thanks.
>
> a.