15-day Public Review for Virtual I/O Device (#VIRTIO) V1.0

Discussion:

15-day Public Review for Virtual I/O Device (#VIRTIO) V1.0 - ends July 28th

Chet Ensign

2014-07-11 21:12:54 UTC

OASIS members,

The OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC members [1] have produced an
updated Committee Specification Draft (CSD) and submitted this
specification for 15-day public review:

Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) Version 1.0
Committee Specification Draft 03 / Public Review Draft 03
01 July 2014

This releases includes an HTML file with embedded comment tags for
providing feedback. Please see the details under âPublic Review Periodâ
below.

Specification Overview:

The goal of the OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC is to simplify virtual
devices, making them more extensible and more recognizable.

The purpose of VIRTIO is to ensure that virtual environments and guests
have a straightforward, efficient, standard, and extensible mechanism for
virtual devices, rather than boutique per-environment or per-OS mechanisms.
PCI devices of the VIRTIO family as found in virtual environments are not
all that different from physical PCI devices. Treating them similarly
allows the guest to use standard PCI drivers and discovery mechanisms.

The TC made some enhancements to the specification based on the previous
round of feedback, and are satisfied that the result is a clearer and more
consistently implementable specification.

Public Review Period:

The public review starts 14 July 2014 at 00:00 GMT and ends 28 July 2014 at
23:59 GMT. The specification was previously submitted for public review
[2]. This 15-day review is limited in scope to changes made from the
previous review. Changes are highlighted in the diff-marked PDF file [3].

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potential users, developers and others, whether OASIS members or not, for
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URIs:
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http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/csprd03/tex/

HTML:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/csprd03/virtio-v1.0-csprd03.html

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Additional information about this specification and the VIRTIO TC may be
found on the TC's public home page located at:

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/

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least as the obligations of the TC members. In connection with this public
review of 'Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) Version 1.0', we call your attention
to the OASIS IPR Policy [4] applicable especially [5] to the work of this
technical committee. All members of the TC should be familiar with this
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posted to the notice page for this TC's work.

========== Additional references:

[1] OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) Technical Committee
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/

[2] Previous public reviews:
30-day public review, 24 December 2014:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201312/msg00013.html
- Comment resolution log:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/csprd01/virtio-v1.0-csprd01-comment-resolution-log.xlsx

15-day public review, 31 March 2014:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201403/msg00014.html
- Comment resolution log:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/csprd02/virtio-v1.0-csprd02-comment-resolution-log.xlsx

[3] Redlined DIFF file:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/csprd03/virtio-v1.0-csprd03-diff.pdf

[4] http://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr

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https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr#licensing_req
Non-Assertion Mode
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/chet
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Michael S. Tsirkin

2014-08-04 12:07:41 UTC

Permalink

Hello, Chet,
Policy guidelines state:
https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#OASISstandard

The approval of a Committee Specification shall require a Special
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC Administrator that the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for the advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record the TC's
resolution, including the location of the editable versions of the files
and any other ballot details (for example, Designated Cross-Reference
Change motions).

There are some comments and non material changes since the last drafts,
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but several members
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term. Is it
possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
of a meeting?

Thanks!
--
MST

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Chet Ensign

2014-08-04 13:49:24 UTC

Permalink

A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no problem
there.

If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then you'll
want to follow these steps:

1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process requires that
you provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The
easiest way to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a
list of changes is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate
document.

2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the link to it
in your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.

3. use motion language like this to request the Special Majority Vote: "I
move that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority Vote
to approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for the
revised working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that
changes have been made since the last public review. The changes made are
documented in <URL for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes
to be Non-Material in accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC
Process (
http://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#dNonmaterialChange)
."

4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at
https://www.oasis-open.org/resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request

I'll take care of it from there.

Let me know if you have any questions on this...

/chet

Post by Michael S. Tsirkin
Hello, Chet,
https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#OASISstandard
The approval of a Committee Specification shall require a Special
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC Administrator that the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for the advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record the TC's
resolution, including the location of the editable versions of the files
and any other ballot details (for example, Designated
Cross-Reference
Change motions).
There are some comments and non material changes since the last drafts,
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but several members
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term. Is it
possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
of a meeting?
Thanks!
--
MST

--
/chet
----------------
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Michael S. Tsirkin

2014-08-04 14:31:19 UTC

Permalink

A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no problem there.
... and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record the TC's
resolution

so this is not mandatory then?

If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then you'll want
to follow these steps:
1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process requires that you
provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The easiest way
to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a list of changes
is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate document.

Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
produced automatically.

2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the link to it in
your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.

Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we upload
the files?

3. use motion language like this to request the Special Majority Vote: "I move
that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority Vote to
approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for the revised
working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that changes have
been made since the last public review. The changes made are documented in <URL
for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to be Non-Material in
accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC Process (http://
www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#dNonmaterialChange)."
4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at https://www.oasis-open.org/
resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request
I'll take care of it from there.
Let me know if you have any questions on this...
/chet
Hello, Chet,
https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#OASISstandard
The approval of a Committee Specification shall require a Special
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC Administrator that
the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for the
advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record the TC's
resolution, including the location of the editable versions of the
files
and any other ballot details (for example, Designated
Cross-Reference
Change motions).
There are some comments and non material changes since the last drafts,
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but several members
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term. Is it
possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
of a meeting?
Thanks!
--
MST
--
/chet
----------------
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Chet Ensign

2014-08-04 14:36:13 UTC

Permalink

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no problem

there.

Post by Chet Ensign
... and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record

the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution

so this is not mandatory then?

Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the minutes in
which the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then

you'll want

Post by Chet Ensign
1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process requires

that you

Post by Chet Ensign
provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The

easiest way

Post by Chet Ensign
to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a list of

changes

Post by Chet Ensign
is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate document.

Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
produced automatically.

I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to point
people to what has changed.

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the link to

it in

Post by Chet Ensign
your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.

Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we upload
the files?

Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of the
software. Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant
was your document repository - where you upload files.

Post by Chet Ensign
"I move

Post by Chet Ensign
that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority Vote to
approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for the

revised

Post by Chet Ensign
working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that changes

have

Post by Chet Ensign
been made since the last public review. The changes made are documented

in <URL

Post by Chet Ensign
for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to be

Non-Material in

Post by Chet Ensign
accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC Process (http://
www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#dNonmaterialChange)."
4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at

https://www.oasis-open.org/

Post by Chet Ensign
resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request
I'll take care of it from there.
Let me know if you have any questions on this...
/chet
Hello, Chet,

https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#OASISstandard

Post by Chet Ensign
The approval of a Committee Specification shall require a

Special

Post by Chet Ensign
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC

Administrator that

Post by Chet Ensign
the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for the advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide to the

Post by Chet Ensign
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record

the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution, including the location of the editable versions

of the

Post by Chet Ensign
files
and any other ballot details (for example, Designated Cross-Reference
Change motions).
There are some comments and non material changes since the last

drafts,

Post by Chet Ensign
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but several

members

Post by Chet Ensign
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term. Is

Post by Chet Ensign
possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
of a meeting?
Thanks!
--
MST
--
/chet
----------------
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Michael S. Tsirkin

2014-08-04 15:16:08 UTC

Permalink

Post by Chet Ensign
A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no problem

there.

Post by Chet Ensign
... and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record

the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution

so this is not mandatory then?
Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the minutes in which
the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.

OK so going back to the original question.
Is there a way to reach this resolution through an online ballot
instead of a meeting?
If yes the TC would prefer this.

Post by Chet Ensign
If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then you'll

want

Post by Chet Ensign
to follow these steps:
1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process requires that

you

Post by Chet Ensign
provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The

easiest way

Post by Chet Ensign
to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a list of

changes

Post by Chet Ensign
is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate document.

Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
produced automatically.
I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to point people
to what has changed.

Post by Chet Ensign
2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the link to

it in

Post by Chet Ensign
your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.

Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we upload
the files?
Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of the software.
Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant was your
document repository - where you upload files.

Post by Chet Ensign
3. use motion language like this to request the Special Majority Vote: "I

move

Post by Chet Ensign
that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority Vote to
approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for the

revised

Post by Chet Ensign
working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that changes

have

Post by Chet Ensign
been made since the last public review. The changes made are documented

in <URL

Post by Chet Ensign
for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to be

Non-Material in

Post by Chet Ensign
resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request
I'll take care of it from there.
Let me know if you have any questions on this...
/chet
Hello, Chet,
https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#

OASISstandard

Post by Chet Ensign
The approval of a Committee Specification shall require a

Special

Post by Chet Ensign
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC Administrator

that

Post by Chet Ensign
the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for the
advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide to the

Post by Chet Ensign
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which record

the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution, including the location of the editable versions

of the

Post by Chet Ensign
files
and any other ballot details (for example, Designated
Cross-Reference
Change motions).
There are some comments and non material changes since the last

drafts,

Post by Chet Ensign
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but several

members

Post by Chet Ensign
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term. Is

--
/chet
----------------
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Chet Ensign

2014-08-04 15:58:39 UTC

Permalink

Ah, ok. Missed that nuance. If you want to pass the motion by an electronic
vote in the TC, by all means that is fine with me. Then, instead of
minutes, you point me at the ballot where the TC voted to request the
Special Maj Vote.

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no

problem

Post by Chet Ensign
there.

Post by Chet Ensign
... and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which

record

Post by Chet Ensign
the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution

so this is not mandatory then?
Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the minutes

in which

Post by Chet Ensign
the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.

OK so going back to the original question.
Is there a way to reach this resolution through an online ballot
instead of a meeting?
If yes the TC would prefer this.

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then

you'll

Post by Chet Ensign
want

Post by Chet Ensign
1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process

requires that

Post by Chet Ensign
you

Post by Chet Ensign
provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The

easiest way

Post by Chet Ensign
to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a

list of

Post by Chet Ensign
changes

Post by Chet Ensign
is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate document.

Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
produced automatically.
I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to point

people

Post by Chet Ensign
to what has changed.

Post by Chet Ensign
2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the

link to

Post by Chet Ensign
it in

Post by Chet Ensign
your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.

Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we upload
the files?
Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of the

software.

Post by Chet Ensign
Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant was

your

Post by Chet Ensign
document repository - where you upload files.

Post by Chet Ensign
3. use motion language like this to request the Special Majority

Vote: "I

Post by Chet Ensign
move

Post by Chet Ensign
that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority

Vote to

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for

the

Post by Chet Ensign
revised

Post by Chet Ensign
working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that

changes

Post by Chet Ensign
have

Post by Chet Ensign
been made since the last public review. The changes made are

documented

Post by Chet Ensign
in <URL

Post by Chet Ensign
for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to be

Non-Material in

Post by Chet Ensign
accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC Process (http://

www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#dNonmaterialChange)."

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at

https://www.oasis-open.org

Post by Chet Ensign
/

OASISstandard

Post by Chet Ensign
The approval of a Committee Specification shall

require a

Post by Chet Ensign
Special

Post by Chet Ensign
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC

Administrator

Post by Chet Ensign
that

Post by Chet Ensign
the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for

the

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide

to the

Post by Chet Ensign
TC

Post by Chet Ensign
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which

record

Post by Chet Ensign
the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution, including the location of the editable

versions

Post by Chet Ensign
of the

Post by Chet Ensign
files
and any other ballot details (for example, Designated
Cross-Reference
Change motions).
There are some comments and non material changes since the last

drafts,

Post by Chet Ensign
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but

several

Post by Chet Ensign
members

Post by Chet Ensign
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near

term. Is

Post by Chet Ensign
it

at http://

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
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--
/chet
----------------
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Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org
Primary: +1 973-996-2298
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
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Michael S. Tsirkin

2014-08-21 08:08:51 UTC

Permalink

OK Ballot is now done, as expected 6 voting members voted yes,
no one abstained and no one voted no.
You can find the ballot under the virtio TC group
https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/virtio/ballot.php?id=2660

Please confirm all is now in order to start the Special Maj Vote process.
Thanks!

Post by Chet Ensign
Ah, ok. Missed that nuance. If you want to pass the motion by an electronic
vote in the TC, by all means that is fine with me. Then, instead of minutes,
you point me at the ballot where the TC voted to request the Special Maj Vote.

> A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no

problem

there.
> ... and provide to the TC
> Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which

record

the TC's
> resolution
so this is not mandatory then?
Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the minutes in

which

the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.

OK so going back to the original question.
Is there a way to reach this resolution through an online ballot
instead of a meeting?
If yes the TC would prefer this.

>
> If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes, then

you'll

want
> to follow these steps:
>
> 1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process

requires that

you
> provide a summary of the changes along with the working draft. The
easiest way
> to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but a list

changes
> is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate document.
Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
produced automatically.
I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to point

people

to what has changed.
> 2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include the

link to

it in
> your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.
Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we upload
the files?
Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of the

software.

Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant was

your

document repository - where you upload files.

> 3. use motion language like this to request the Special Majority

Vote: "I

move
> that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special Majority

Vote to

> approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL for

the

revised
> working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms that

changes

have
> been made since the last public review. The changes made are

documented

in <URL
> for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to be
Non-Material in
> accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC Process (http://
> www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#

dNonmaterialChange)."

>
> 4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at https://

www.oasis-open.org

/
> resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request
>
> I'll take care of it from there.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions on this...
>
> /chet
>
>
>
>
> Hello, Chet,
> https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#
OASISstandard
>
> The approval of a Committee Specification shall require

Special
> Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC

Administrator

that
> the
> TC has resolved to request a Special Majority Vote for

the

> advancement
> of the draft as a Committee Specification and provide

to the

TC
> Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes which

record

the TC's
> resolution, including the location of the editable

versions

of the
> files
> and any other ballot details (for example, Designated
> Cross-Reference
> Change motions).
>
> There are some comments and non material changes since the last
drafts,
> so we would like to do the special majority vote soon, but

several

members
> of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near term.

it
> possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
> of a meeting?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> MST
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> /chet
> ----------------
> Chet Ensign
> Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
> OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
> http://www.oasis-open.org
>
> Primary: +1 973-996-2298
> Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
>
> Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist

at http://

> www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
> tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
>
> TC Administration information and support is available at http://
> www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
>
> LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
> Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open
--
/chet
----------------
Chet Ensign
Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org
Primary: +1 973-996-2298
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http://
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open

--
/chet
----------------
Chet Ensign
Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org
Primary: +1 973-996-2298
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http://
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open

Chet Ensign

2014-08-21 13:09:06 UTC

Permalink

Post by Michael S. Tsirkin
OK Ballot is now done, as expected 6 voting members voted yes,
no one abstained and no one voted no.
You can find the ballot under the virtio TC group
https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/virtio/ballot.php?id=2660
Please confirm all is now in order to start the Special Maj Vote process.
Thanks!

Post by Chet Ensign
Ah, ok. Missed that nuance. If you want to pass the motion by an

electronic

Post by Chet Ensign
vote in the TC, by all means that is fine with me. Then, instead of

minutes,

Post by Chet Ensign
you point me at the ballot where the TC voted to request the Special Maj

Vote.

Post by Chet Ensign

On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <

Post by Chet Ensign
A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no

problem

there.

Post by Chet Ensign
... and provide to the TC
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes

which

Post by Chet Ensign
record

the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution

so this is not mandatory then?
Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the

minutes in

Post by Chet Ensign
which

the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.

OK so going back to the original question.
Is there a way to reach this resolution through an online ballot
instead of a meeting?
If yes the TC would prefer this.

Post by Chet Ensign
If you are going to approve the CS with non-material

changes, then

Post by Chet Ensign
you'll

want

Post by Chet Ensign
1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process

requires that

you

Post by Chet Ensign
provide a summary of the changes along with the working

draft. The

Post by Chet Ensign

easiest way

Post by Chet Ensign
to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but

a list

Post by Chet Ensign
of

changes

Post by Chet Ensign
is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate

document.

Post by Chet Ensign

Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
produced automatically.
I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to

point

Post by Chet Ensign
people

to what has changed.

Post by Chet Ensign
2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include

the

Post by Chet Ensign
link to

it in

Post by Chet Ensign
your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.

Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we

upload

Post by Chet Ensign

the files?
Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of

the

Post by Chet Ensign
software.

Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant

was

Post by Chet Ensign
your

document repository - where you upload files.

Post by Chet Ensign
3. use motion language like this to request the Special

Majority

Post by Chet Ensign
Vote: "I

move

Post by Chet Ensign
that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special

Majority

Post by Chet Ensign
Vote to

Post by Chet Ensign
approve <specification name and version #> contained in

<URL for

Post by Chet Ensign
the

revised

Post by Chet Ensign
working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms

that

Post by Chet Ensign
changes

have

Post by Chet Ensign
been made since the last public review. The changes made are

documented

in <URL

Post by Chet Ensign
for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to

Post by Chet Ensign

Non-Material in

Post by Chet Ensign
accordance with the definition in the OASIS TC Process

(http://

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#

dNonmaterialChange)."

Post by Chet Ensign
4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at https://

www.oasis-open.org

resources/tc-admin-requests/committee-specification-ballot-request

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
I'll take care of it from there.
Let me know if you have any questions on this...
/chet
On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <
Hello, Chet,

https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#

Post by Chet Ensign

OASISstandard

Post by Chet Ensign
The approval of a Committee Specification shall

require

Post by Chet Ensign
a

Special

Post by Chet Ensign
Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC

Administrator

that

Post by Chet Ensign
the
TC has resolved to request a Special Majority

Vote for

Post by Chet Ensign
the

Post by Chet Ensign
advancement
of the draft as a Committee Specification and

provide

Post by Chet Ensign
to the

Post by Chet Ensign
Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes

which

Post by Chet Ensign
record

the TC's

Post by Chet Ensign
resolution, including the location of the

editable

Post by Chet Ensign
versions

of the

Post by Chet Ensign
files
and any other ballot details (for example,

Designated

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
Cross-Reference
Change motions).
There are some comments and non material changes since

the last

Post by Chet Ensign

drafts,

Post by Chet Ensign
so we would like to do the special majority vote soon,

but

Post by Chet Ensign
several

members

Post by Chet Ensign
of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the

near term.

Post by Chet Ensign
Is

Checklist

Post by Chet Ensign
at http://

Post by Chet Ensign
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at

http://

Post by Chet Ensign

Post by Chet Ensign
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open

at http://

Post by Chet Ensign

www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open

--
/chet
----------------
Chet Ensign
Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org
Primary: +1 973-996-2298
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http://
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open

Michael S. Tsirkin

2014-08-22 11:56:37 UTC

Permalink

Done.

Hi Michael,
The ballot looks fine and I see that you listed all the changes in the ballot
so everything is there.
If you would fill out the request for a Committee Spec vote at https://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tc-admin-requests/
committee-specification-ballot-request , that will get it on my list of things
to do.
Thanks,
/chet
OK Ballot is now done, as expected 6 voting members voted yes,
no one abstained and no one voted no.
You can find the ballot under the virtio TC group
https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/virtio/ballot.php?id=2660
Please confirm all is now in order to start the Special Maj Vote process.
Thanks!

Post by Chet Ensign
Ah, ok. Missed that nuance. If you want to pass the motion by an

electronic

Post by Chet Ensign
vote in the TC, by all means that is fine with me. Then, instead of

minutes,

Post by Chet Ensign
you point me at the ballot where the TC voted to request the Special Maj

Vote.

Post by Chet Ensign
>
> > A Special Majority Vote must be run as an online ballot so no
problem
> there.
>
>
> > ... and provide to the TC
> > Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes

which

Post by Chet Ensign
record
> the TC's
> > resolution
>
> so this is not mandatory then?
>
>
> Oh no, it is indeed mandatory. What it refers to though is the

minutes in

Post by Chet Ensign
which
> the motion is recorded to request the Special Majority Vote.
>
OK so going back to the original question.
Is there a way to reach this resolution through an online ballot
instead of a meeting?
If yes the TC would prefer this.
>
> >
> > If you are going to approve the CS with non-material changes,

then

Post by Chet Ensign
you'll
> want
> > to follow these steps:
> >
> > 1. Keep a list of the changes that are made. The TC Process
requires that
> you
> > provide a summary of the changes along with the working

draft. The

Post by Chet Ensign
> easiest way
> > to do that is to provide a red-lined comparison document but

a list

Post by Chet Ensign
of
> changes
> > is ok as well. But it must be provided as a separate

document.

Post by Chet Ensign
>
> Sure we can do both I guess, red-lined is easiest as it can be
> produced automatically.
>
>
> I am fine with the redline file alone - it is the easiest way to

point

Post by Chet Ensign
people
> to what has changed.
>
>
> > 2. Load the record of the changes into Kavi and then include

the

Post by Chet Ensign
link to
> it in
> > your motion to request the Special Majority Ballot.
>
> Sorry I don't know what Kavi is. Is this the system where we

upload

Post by Chet Ensign
> the files?
>
>
> Yes, sorry. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows the name of

the

Post by Chet Ensign
software.
> Kavi is the company that makes the system we use. So what I meant

was

Post by Chet Ensign
your
> document repository - where you upload files.
>
>
>
> > 3. use motion language like this to request the Special

Majority

Post by Chet Ensign
Vote: "I
> move
> > that the TC request TC Administration initiate a Special

Majority

Post by Chet Ensign
Vote to
> > approve <specification name and version #> contained in <URL

for

Post by Chet Ensign
the
> revised
> > working draft> as a Committee Specification? The TC affirms

that

Post by Chet Ensign
changes
> have
> > been made since the last public review. The changes made are
documented
> in <URL
> > for the summary of changes>. The TC judges these changes to

Post by Chet Ensign
> Non-Material in

Post by Chet Ensign
> > www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#
dNonmaterialChange)."
> >
> > 4. Then just send me the ticket for the SMV at https://
www.oasis-open.org
> /
> > resources/tc-admin-requests/

committee-specification-ballot-request

Post by Chet Ensign
> >
> > I'll take care of it from there.
> >
> > Let me know if you have any questions on this...
> >
> > /chet
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <
> >
> > Hello, Chet,
> > https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process

Post by Chet Ensign
> OASISstandard
> >
> > The approval of a Committee Specification shall

require

Post by Chet Ensign
a
> Special
> > Majority Vote. The TC Chair shall notify the TC
Administrator
> that
> > the
> > TC has resolved to request a Special Majority

Vote for

Post by Chet Ensign
the
> > advancement
> > of the draft as a Committee Specification and

provide

Post by Chet Ensign
to the
> TC
> > Administrator the URI for the meeting minutes

which

Post by Chet Ensign
record
> the TC's
> > resolution, including the location of the

editable

Post by Chet Ensign
versions
> of the
> > files
> > and any other ballot details (for example,

Designated

Post by Chet Ensign
> > Cross-Reference
> > Change motions).
> >
> > There are some comments and non material changes since

the last

Post by Chet Ensign
> drafts,
> > so we would like to do the special majority vote soon,

but

Post by Chet Ensign
several
> members
> > of the TC can't participate in phone meetings in the near

term.

Post by Chet Ensign
Is
> it
> > possible to execute this vote by an online ballot instead
> > of a meeting?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > MST
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > /chet
> > ----------------
> > Chet Ensign
> > Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
> > OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
> > http://www.oasis-open.org
> >
> > Primary: +1 973-996-2298
> > Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
> >
> > Check your work using the Support Request Submission

Checklist

Post by Chet Ensign
at http://
> > www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
> > tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
> >
> > TC Administration information and support is available at

http://

Post by Chet Ensign
> > www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
> >
> > LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
> > Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> /chet
> ----------------
> Chet Ensign
> Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
> OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
> http://www.oasis-open.org
>
> Primary: +1 973-996-2298
> Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
>
> Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist

at http://

Post by Chet Ensign
> www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
> tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
>
> TC Administration information and support is available at http://
> www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
>
> LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
> Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open
--
/chet
----------------
Chet Ensign
Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org
Primary: +1 973-996-2298
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http://
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open

--
/chet
----------------
Chet Ensign
Director of Standards Development and TC Administration
OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org
Primary: +1 973-996-2298
Mobile: +1 201-341-1393
Check your work using the Support Request Submission Checklist at http://
www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/47248/
tc-admin-submission-checklist.html
TC Administration information and support is available at http://
www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin
LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/OASISopen
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OASISopen
Facebook: http://facebook.com/oasis.open