[Foundation] statement from the Board
JD Conley
jconley at winfessor.com
Fri Aug 1 13:39:00 CDT 2003
You've got my vote on that proposal.
Thank you for taking the membership's concerns into consideration and
proposing a very objective and promising resolve. Have a good vacation.
:)
JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Saint-Andre [mailto:stpeter at jabber.org]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:56 AM
> To: members at jabber.org
> Subject: [Foundation] statement from the Board
>
>
> The Board of Directors of the Jabber Software Foundation has agreed
> on the following statement:
>
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>
> August 1, 2003
>
> The JSF Board of Directors recognizes the concerns among some
> members of the Jabber community that led to the recent
> proposal to remove the word "Jabber" from the name of the
> organization. These include:
>
> 1. The desire to have an IM protocol, logos, compliance testing
> suites and marks, etc. that are not "encumbered" by the
> JABBER name,
> since that name is also used in the company name of Jabber, Inc.
> 2. The desire to capitalize on standardization of the IM protocol
> developed by the Jabber community within the IETF's Applications
> Area under the name of XMPP.
> 3. The need for clearer communication of the fact that the JSF
> is fully distinct from Jabber Inc.
> 4. The need to complete the transfer of the JABBER trademark
> to the JSF.
>
> These concerns are legitimate. Indeed, even some members of
> the Board voted for the name change. However, the fact that
> the name change proposal was rejected does not mean that
> these concerns should not be addressed. Addressing them is
> not only the right thing to do, but we believe it will also
> help to lessen some of the existing tensions within the
> community and create a structure in which everyone can
> contribute and work together in building the protocol as well
> as associated technologies, networks, and the community itself.
>
> Obviously much could be done to address these concerns:
> acceleration of the trademark transfer work accomplished by
> the Board over the last 12 months, renaming of JEP-0073,
> improved wording on the JSF website, and perhaps a different
> JSF logo. Those efforts are all valuable and should be
> pursued. Above and beyond those efforts, the Board has
> concluded that we need a framework for harnessing the
> contributions and energies of those who for whatever reason
> are not comfortable with the Jabber branding of the JSF.
> Ideally, such a framework should help to address the core
> concerns of some community members, as well as capitalize on
> the community's standardization efforts within the IETF.
>
> The proposed framework is as follows:
>
> 1. Inaugurate a website at xmpp.org devoted exclusively to
> documentation of XMPP-based protocols for instant messaging and
> presence.
> 2. These protocols would include both relevant output from the
> IETF's XMPP WG and IM protocols developed through the JSF's
> normal standards process (e.g., multi-user chat and file
> transfer).
> 3. Define a compliance testing program and certification
> mark for the XMPP protocols.
> 4. Provide a directory of XMPP applications, software
> companies, and service providers.
> 5. Enable sponsors to support only the JSF's xmpp.org
> activities if desired.
>
> The task of working out the details of such a framework will
> be pursued by a dedicated working group within the JSF that
> will be led by a member of the Board of Directors. Those
> details might include issues such as organizational
> structure, protocol naming, branding for XMPP vs. Jabber, and
> standards processes. The Board will resolve to create such a
> working group if consensus can be reached on the proposed framework.
>
> Thank you.
>
> The Jabber Software Foundation Board of Directors:
>
> Michael Bauer (Chair)
> Tony Bamonti
> Ryan Eatmon
> Jeremie Miller
> Marco Palombi
>
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