= Advisory Minutes 20071004 =

Jens, Teus, iang.  First time with three over skype

== Board ==

 * parag mehta - some discussion of tasks only so far
 * UK
  * iang to ask ianb
  * AW, MB (sp) pinged by Teus
  * KN pinged by Teus
 * look for contacts in scandanavia
  * KS ex-chair of Linux group, i18n of programming langs might possibly be able to help on transliteration issue
 * WH .. interested to pick up tasks, mentioned another CA, Startcom in Opera, how far with Opera?  is retired.
 * we should be carefull for money picking driving forces

== AGM ==
 * Evaldo to look after reports due at AGM, need to ping
 * blog post done, via iang (proofreading) and henrik (posting)
 * G may leave after interim period, all in agreement to try and keep him on board
 * Bug: Teus will be present in spirit due to compulsory party mode.

== OAP ==
 * OAP was approved after the top, not during
 * one issue is that Philipp had objections, and these might have slipped through
 * the objections should be aired on policy, should cover the slippage
 * sub policies to be done
 * Philipp to look at AT Subpol, ping him
 * DE:
  * MG is fading away
  * issue is that primary contact needs to be changed
  * should not lose those companies, Jens is chasing
  * but there is no tracking of the contacts, should move to set up CAcert email address through to some officer / team address.
 * inform Greg Stark about this

== RUA ==
 * Name:
  * should be called CAcert Agreement instead of RUA, drop User in title?
  * define a User as both company and individual
  * Teus to propose the name on policy group
 * NDA clause for the RUA?
  * privacy info in the assurance is effected, so "NDA" role is required
  * clause in Ag should be sufficient.
  * NDA form was stop gap measure, no need to rely on stop gap measure more

== Documents structure ==
 * need place where policies are described according to which status, etc.
 * sebastian has this task ... has not got to it yet
 * lay out the task (Teus, iang)
 * negotiate the progress (Jens)

== sysadm / servers ==

 * press release date -- 21st October, Linuxworld
  * comment on FR, EN,
  * no comment on DE:  Jens
 * trusted sysadm to look after new root key, build root key team ?
  * H approached, company has too much work (not active before december, but can be informed by Philipp)
  * need to closely monitor it
  * Philipp agreed to move before end of this year
  * H to build up and take over the signing server?
  * H to help with ITTC?
  * H has worked on electronic voting system (with RG?)
 * make a list of available sysadms
  * dual use is an issue, officers might do less work if sacrificed to sysadm tasks
  * as against possible synergy if they get given the aligned system
  * audit says systems should not be run by the officers doing that work
  * what's the priority: getting the systems moving or pleasing the auditor?
  * chat with guillaume (Teus)
 * need to get the work distributed (iang, teus)
 * discussion with FH, indicates root keys re-made would be comfortable

== Dispute Resolution ==

 * Dutch prof has been pinged.
 * with cases so far, nothing happened, is in stall
 * Teus to handle
 * think about a default deadline to close the case, such as one month
  * close means the case is not heard, can be refiled anywhere
  * dismissed means the case is heard, finished, can not be refiled

== Audit ==

 * iang has reviewed the audit criteria on R/L/O
 * big issue is now to publish the NRP-DaL everywhere
  * Philipp to put on site
  * make a plan, send it to M-SC + board ... give it a day
  * iang to look at the plan
 * need to distro the criteria and progress somehow
  * thinking of some basic PHP or similar
  * also thinking of a simple assurer attestation function over criteria like that of Education: cert to login, sign over statement.
 * audit funding proposal in ... no news as yet
  * NLnet website has changed procedures
  * NLnet will need around 2 weeks, maybe expect something around 14th?
  * longer it takes, better it is
  * as of 1st October, Teus is now out of NLnet, and independent.

== Registered User Agreement ==

 * Teus suggests it be named "the CAcert Agreement"
 * still have to look at transfer of rights question
  * FSFE manages it, why can't we their approach?
  * could extract the essence of the FSFE doc
  * Jens to look at it
 * need an open source assets transfer form (future, Philipp, Software Development Officer)
 * need a physical assets transfer form (Rob has the task)

== Misc ==

 * flyer for Systems (Jens briefed, Jens will look at that and advise how it is used in Systems)
 * Teus to update Balls In Air for Advisory
 * B... (DE) are using CAcert certs (Jens), contact with education and sysadms there
 * OA pings have turned up in Jens email box, for Systems event.
 * decision made in principle to publish our advisory minutes
  * need to camofluage external names
 * advisory meeting
  * before or after AGM?
  * support for post-AGM
  * lots of work after the AGM 17th November?
  * 1st week of december?,

== Close 2 hours ==

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