Re: [dns-wg] yet another heave on the WG Chair selection procedure

2015-01-07 Thread Nick Hilliard
On 06/01/2015 12:41, Niall O'Reilly wrote: > [2] A co-chair will serve a term of N years, where N is the number > of co-chairs. Terms will be staggered so that one term expires every > year. This is also semantically non-deterministic in the case where the number of co-chairs changes. >From

Re: [dns-wg] yet another heave on the WG Chair selection procedure

2015-01-07 Thread Nick Hilliard
On 07/01/2015 16:20, Robert Story wrote: > I agree. It seems silly to limit the term of someone willing to serve and > who has wg support. This approach favours the creation of an incumbency, which most people agree is not good governance. > If, however, the consensus is in favor of term limits,

Re: [dns-wg] yet another heave on the WG Chair selection procedure

2015-01-07 Thread Robert Story
On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 22:20:07 +0100 Peter wrote: PK> [...] To that extent, the limits are superfluous PK> because common sense will prevail. PK> Should they be deemed necessary, there are probably bigger fish to fry, PK> e.g., the impeachment clause. I agree. It seems silly to limit the term of so

Re: [dns-wg] yet another heave on the WG Chair selection procedure

2015-01-07 Thread Niall O'Reilly
At Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:41:52 +, Niall O'Reilly wrote: > > I suggest replacing these paragraphs [...] I ought perhaps also to have mentioned that I was just wordsmithing. I don't wish to take a position on either side of the discussion of whether a term limit is appropriate. Best rega

Re: [dns-wg] yet another heave on the WG Chair selection procedure

2015-01-07 Thread Billy Glynn
> On 6 Jan 2015, at 12:41, Niall O'Reilly wrote: > > At Mon, 5 Jan 2015 17:33:48 +, > Jim Reid wrote: >> >> Happy new year everyone. > > +1! > > I suggest replacing these paragraphs > >> [2] A co-chair will serve a term of N years, where N is the number >> of co-chairs. Terms will be s