RE: [wg-d] Working Group Membership

["Antony Van Couvering" <avc@interport.net>]

I believe that allowing non-DNSO people on to Working Groups was one of the
major intents of the process.  It allows us to bring in expertise when
necessary.

Antony

+-----Original Message-----
+From: owner-wg-d@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-d@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Mark
+C. Langston
+Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 1:50 PM
+To: Karl Auerbach
+Cc: Bret A. Fausett; wg-d@dnso.org
+Subject: Re: [wg-d] Working Group Membership
+
+
+
+On 17 August 1999, Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com> wrote:
+>
+>Again, under VI-B 2(b), it says pretty clearly that working groups are
+>"bodies of the GA".  As such, it seems to me that it's either up to
+>the GA to say or, alternatively, that the door is open to anyone who
+>could be part of the GA.
+
+Would it be possible for someone to be a member of a WG, and yet not
+be a member of a Constituency or the GA?  In reading through things,
+that would seem to be the case, as the NC can put anyone it wants to
+into WGs.  Do the Constituencies have this power?  Does the GA?
+
+Personally, I think the WGs should be open to anyone who wishes to
+participate, regardless of affiliation.  However, that's an upper
+bound on participation.  The lower bound is defined in the bylaws.
+
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