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<title>Policy on Policy</title>
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<br /><b>WARNING:</b><br />
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The proper policy document is located<br />
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<a href="//www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php">
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on the CAcert website </a>.<br />
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</big><br />
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This document is a <b>working draft</b> to include<br />
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future revisions only, and is currently<br />
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only relevant for the [policy] group.<br />
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Suggested <span class="change">additions in BLUE</span>, <span class="strike">strikes in blue</span>.<br />
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</span>
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Iang <span class="change">20100507</span>: fixed two errors being cacert-policy and 1.3 terminology.<br />
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Iang <span class="change">20100507</span>: incorporated suggestions from CCS - 2.3, 5.4, 6.5<br />
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Uli <span class="change">20130223</span>: incorporating suggestion to transfer section from CPS 9.16.1 to PoP 5.4, added reworded p20100306 into #2.5, header reformated to reflect new header style<br />
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Uli <span class="change">20130310</span>: fixing /wiki/ migration from 2009 in links according to PoP 2.5<br />
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<hr />
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<table width="100%">
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<tr>
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<td>Name: PoP <a style="color: steelblue" href="https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html">COD1</a><br />
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Status: POLICY <a href="https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20080204.1">p20080204.1</a>, DRAFT <a href="https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20130223">p20130223</a><br />
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Editor: Iang 20080309<br />
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Changes: <!-- span class="change">20100507, 20130223</span --><br />
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Licence: <a style="color: steelblue" href="//wiki.cacert.org/Policy#Licence" title="this document is Copyright © CAcert Inc., licensed openly under CC-by-sa with all disputes resolved under DRP. More at wiki.cacert.org/Policy" > CC-by-sa+DRP </a>
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</td>
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<td align="right">
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<a href="//www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php"><img src="images/cacert-policy.png" alt="PoP Status - POLICY" height="31" width="88" style="border-style: none;" /></a><br />
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<a href="//www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php"><img src="images/cacert-draft.png" alt="PoP Status - DRAFT" height="31" width="88" style="border-style: none;" /></a>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p><br /></p>
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<h1> Policy on Policy </h1>
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<h2 id="s0"> 0. Preliminaries </h2>
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<p>
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Policy on Policy adopts the IETF model of
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'rough consensus' to create CAcert documents
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within the open <span class="strike">[policy] mail list forum.</span> <span class="change">CAcert Policy Group <a href="https://lists.cacert.org/wws/info/cacert-policy"> mail list forum</a></span>.
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</p>
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<h2 id="s1"> 1. Scope and Purpose </h2>
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<p id="s1.1">
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1.1
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This policy documents and controls the process by which
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CAcert creates and promulgates policies.
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</p>
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<p id="s1.2">
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1.2
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The policy covers itself.
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The policy replaces prior ones.
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For Audit purposes,
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the policy is part of the Configuration-Control Specification
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("CCS", <a href="http://rossde.com/CA_review/CA_review_A.html#A1">DRC_A.1</a>)
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and also documents part of the CCS.
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</p>
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<p id="s1.3">
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1.3
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The policies so created are generally binding on
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<span class="strike">CAcert, registered users and related parties</span>
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<span class="change">CAcert Inc., members under CAcert Community Agreement
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(CCA => COD9) and other related parties under other agreements</span>.
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</p>
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<p id="s1.4">
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1.4
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The Policy Officer manages all policies
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and the policy group.
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The policy group is formed on the open mailing list
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known as <span class="strike">[cacert-policy]</span> <span class="change">CAcert Policy Group</span>, and is to be open to all
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Community Members of CAcert.
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</p>
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<h2 id="s2"> 2. Basic Model </h2>
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<p id="s2.1">
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2.1
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The basic concept was drawn from the IETF model.
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</p>
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<p id="s2.2">
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2.2
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Policies are documented.
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Documents start as <i>Work-In-Progress</i>, move through to
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<i>DRAFT</i> and finalise in <i>POLICY</i> status.
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</p>
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<p id="s2.3">
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2.3
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Decisions are taken by "Rough Consensus."
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A vote may be called to clarify.
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</p>
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<p id="s2.4">
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2.4
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Documents should include a minimum of information
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in a standardised format managed by the Documentation Officer:
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the Title,
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short name,
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Document Status,
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date the Status was reached,
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Editor,
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date / time of the last edit,
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Abstract.
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</p>
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<p class="change">
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2.5
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Editors may make the following changes, where
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it is clear that the change does not change the policy:</p>
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<ul><li>
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<span class="change">fixes to errors in grammar and spelling,</span>
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</li><li>
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<span class="change">anchors, HTML errors, URLs & formatting,</span>
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</li><li>
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<span class="change">COD numbers and other references, and</span>
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</li><li>
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<span class="change">other minutiae, as agreed under 2.3.</span>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p class="change">
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Such changes to be notified to the policy group, and to be folded into effect, etc, without further ado.
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</p>
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<p class="change">
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2.6
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Documents of lower status (work-in-progress or DRAFT)
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must not be confusable with documents of higher status
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(DRAFT or POLICY).
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Copies should be eliminated where not being worked on.
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</p>
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<h2 id="s3"> 3. Work-In-Progress </h2>
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<p id="s3.1">
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3.1
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An Editor is identified.
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This person is responsible for
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drafting the document, following the consensus of the policy group.
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</p>
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<p id="s3.2">
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3.2
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The Policy Officer resolves minor disputes and keeps order.
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</p>
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<p id="s3.3">
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3.3
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The mail list of the policy group
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is used as the primary debating
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forum. A sub-group may be formed,
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but decision-taking
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should be visible on the main group.
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</p>
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<p id="s3.4">
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3.4
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Documents start with the status of
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"Work-In-Progress" or WIP for short.
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</p>
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<h2 id="s4"> 4. DRAFT status </h2>
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<p id="s4.1">
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4.1
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On completion, a document moves to DRAFT status.
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</p>
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<p id="s4.2">
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4.2
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A DRAFT is a policy-in-effect for the Community and is
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to be distributed and treated as such.
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</p>
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<p id="s4.3">
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4.3
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As far as the Community is concerned, the DRAFT is policy.
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Challenges and concerns can be addressed to the policy group,
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and policy group discussions on a DRAFT
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may be presented in Dispute Resolution.
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</p>
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<p id="s4.4">
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4.4
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Revisions of DRAFTs
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must be treated as decisions on the policy group.
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</p>
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<p id="s4.5">
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4.5
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The period of the DRAFT status is announced widely,
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which should be at least a month and no longer than a year.
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</p>
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<p id="s4.6">
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4.6
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During the period of DRAFT,
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CAcert Inc. retains a veto over
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policies that effect the running of CAcert Inc.
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</p>
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<h2 id="s5"> 5. POLICY status </h2>
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<p id="s5.1">
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5.1
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After DRAFT period has elapsed with no revision beyond
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minor and editorial changes,
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there should be a decision
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to move the document from
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DRAFT to POLICY status.
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</p>
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<p id="s5.2">
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5.2
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Once POLICY, the Community may only challenge the document
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in Dispute Resolution.
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</p>
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<p id="s5.3">
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5.3
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Policy group may propose changes to a POLICY document
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in order to update it. When changes move to DRAFT status,
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they may be included in the POLICY document,
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but must be clearly indicated within as DRAFT not POLICY.
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</p>
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<p class="change">
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5.4
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POLICY documents are published on the CAcert website in plain HTML. Change control must be in place.
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</p>
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<h2 id="s6"> 6. Open Process </h2>
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<p id="s6.1">
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6.1
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All policy discussions and documents should be open
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processes. There should be a fair chance for
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the Community
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to have their views heard.
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Rough Consensus is the working metric.
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</p>
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<p id="s6.2">
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6.2
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Contributions to
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formally controlled documents such as Policies
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are transferred fully to CAcert Inc.
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Copyrights
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and similar intellectual property rights
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required to incorporate the Contribution
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are either transferred to CAcert Inc, or,
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are issued and contributed under free,
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open, non-restrictive,
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irrevocable, exclusive,
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and clear licence to CAcert Inc.
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In all cases, CAcert Inc licenses the
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contributions back to the community
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under an open licence.
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</p>
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<p id="s6.3">
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6.3
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Contributors declare any conflicts of interest.
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</p>
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<p id="s6.4">
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6.4
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Policies should be issued under free, open,
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non-restrictive,
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irrevocable, non-exclusive,
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and clear licence by CAcert, Inc.
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</p>
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<p id="s6.5">
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6.5
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Mailing lists should be archived,
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and important meetings should be minuted.
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<span class="change">A record of decisions is to be maintained.</span>
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</p>
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<h2 id="s7"> 7. Disputes. </h2>
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<p id="s7.1">
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7.1
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Any questions not resolved by these rules
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may be voted on in the policy group, or
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may be dealt with in Dispute Resolution.
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</p>
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<p id="s7.2">
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7.2
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The Policy Officer may decide a tight vote in a minor matter only.
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Failure of Rough Consensus may be declared by
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dissenting members.
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</p>
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<p id="s7.3">
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7.3
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Matters unresolved refer back
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to further group discussion.
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</p>
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<p id="s7.4">
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7.4
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The external avenue for disputes is to file a dispute
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according to CAcert's
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<a href="//www.cacert.org/policy/DisputeResolutionPolicy.php">
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Dispute Resolution Policy</a>
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DRP => COD7.
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