[cc-education] Voting and the draft
David Wiley
dw2 at opencontent.org
Thu Feb 12 13:11:44 EST 2004
Everyone,
I've been contacted offlist by someone who is confused about what is
happening with the current "vote." Lest the wrong expectations be set
up, I want to reiterate what we are doing and why we are currently
holding a vote.
The process CC has established (as applies to the current discussion) is
as follows: Project lead creates draft, Public discussion group provides
feedback, Project lead creates second draft. This is the CC license
development process.
The purpose of the current vote is not to determine whether or not we
should move forward with the license draft process. As I indicated in my
last letter, the discussion group is not empowered to make this
decision. The current vote is not about whether or not to have a CC
Education License.
The purpose of the current vote is not to *determine* the contents of
the second draft. The discussion group is not empowered to make this
decision either. The discussion group is empowered to provide feedback
on the first draft which the project lead takes into account when
writing the second draft.
The purpose of the current vote *is* to help the project lead determine
what everyone's most current thinking is regarding the various license
clauses and options we have been discussing for the last eight months.
The purpose of the current vote is to make sure that the project lead
has the best data available when s/he creates the second draft.
Will the language of the second draft reflect exactly the outcome of the
discussion group's voting? Probably not. The purpose of the vote is to
*inform* the final decision. The purpose of the vote is not to *make*
the final decision. Under the CC process, the group is not empowered to
make the final decision.
I hope this clarifies what we are currently doing.
If you have any other questions regarding how the process works, please
forward them on to me. If you have criticism of the process or
suggestions about how you feel the process *should* work, please do not
send them to me or to the list. Neither I nor the list are empowered to
do anything about the process. Please send these comments somewhere
else, lest they appear to be (and very actually be) pointless complaining.
I join Zachary in commending CC for involving all willing participants
in the process at all. Despite previous comments to the contrary, this
extra time, effort, and pain shows that CC wants to go the extra mile
and involve the community in every license project they undertake.
D
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