Re: [Rfced-future] Issue 143: RSAB mailing list archives

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

wfm

Regards
    Brian

On 07-Jan-22 12:45, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> On 1/6/22 12:58 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
>> On 06-Jan-22 14:37, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>>> The draft says:
>>>
>>>       The RSAB shall keep a public record of its proceedings, including
>>>       minutes of all meetings and a record of all 
decisions.
>>>
>>> Brian Carpenter noted: "As far as I can see, we don't specify whether
>>> the RSAB's mailing list does, or doesn't, have a public archive."
>>>
>>> Do folks have opinions on this point?
>>>
>>> (Without my editor hat on, I think it's preferable to make the list
>>> archives public, in the interest of transparency.)
>>
>> So, ignoring the copy-by-value vs copy-by-reference detail, my
>> opinion is that RSAB email should be in a public archive *except*
>> for anything that amounts to an "executive session" discussion.
> 
> Proposed text:
> 
> ###
> 
> The RSAB is expected to operate via an email discussion list,
> in-person meetings, teleconferencing systems, and any additional
> tooling it deems necessary.
> 
> The RSAB shall keep a public record of its proceedings, including
> minutes of all meetings and a record of all decisions. Email messages
> sent to the RSAB email discussion list or exchanged among all members
> of the RSAB shall be publicly archived, with the exception of topics
> that require confidentiality (e.g., personnel matters). Similarly,
> meeting minutes may exclude detailed information about topics
> discussed under executive session, but should note that such topics
> were discussed.
> 
> ###
> 
> Peter
>