On 15 Oct 2012, at 10:17, Olaf Kolkman wrote:

1. Are you consciously not mentioning DNS software? Do you expect DNS Open Source discussions to remain in the DNS WG? I think clarity is needed to avoid duplication.

A charter needs to be suitably vague to allow for flexibility. In the case of this suggested WG, I think its charter should not enumerate lists of software that are in or out of scope. These will change over time => endless rechartering and existential debates that are best avoided.

2. There might be vendors that do not provide open-source but do have a genuine interest in understanding the needs of the community and would like to work with the community; are those welcome? There are probably also Open Source developers that need to run a business and use this as a marketing event. I understand you wouldn't want that (at least I don't) but how can you make the distinction? A paragraph about what this WG should not be might clarify.

It it takes more than a paragraph to define a WG charter, we're doomed. :-)

In general I like the idea.

Olaf, you seem to be hinting the new WG could be about tools (open source or otherwise) rather than just open source software.