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Posts by author Ben Wilson
Ballot 10 – Non-Latin Names
February 12, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 10 – Non-Latin Names (Passed) Motion The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Appendix F Foreign Organization Name Guidelines NOTE: This appendix is only relevant to EV applications from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations. More specific information for particular countries may be added to this appendix in the future. Where an EV Applicant’s organization name is not registered with a QGIS in Latin characters and the applicant’s foreign character organization name and registration have been verified with a QGIS in accordance with these Guidelines, a CA MAY include a Latin character organization name in the EV certificate.
February 12, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 10 – Non-Latin Names (Passed) Motion The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Appendix F Foreign Organization Name Guidelines NOTE: This appendix is only relevant to EV applications from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations. More specific information for particular countries may be added to this appendix in the future. Where an EV Applicant’s organization name is not registered with a QGIS in Latin characters and the applicant’s foreign character organization name and registration have been verified with a QGIS in accordance with these Guidelines, a CA MAY include a Latin character organization name in the EV certificate.
Ballot 8 – Foreign Organization Name
February 12, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 8 – Foreign Organization Name (Passed) Motion Tony Berman has accepted amendments to his motion: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Appendix F Foreign Organization Name Guidelines NOTE: This appendix is only relevant to EV applications from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations. More specific information for particular countries may be added to this appendix in the future.
February 12, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 8 – Foreign Organization Name (Passed) Motion Tony Berman has accepted amendments to his motion: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Appendix F Foreign Organization Name Guidelines NOTE: This appendix is only relevant to EV applications from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations. More specific information for particular countries may be added to this appendix in the future.
Ballot 7 – Parent Subsidiary
February 3, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 7 – Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tony Berman has made the following motion, and Peri Drucker and Bruce Morton have endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Section 16 (a) (1) Add: “or a Parent/Subsidiary Company”. The revised section shall read: “(a) Address of Applicant’s Place of Business (1) Verification Requirements To verify Applicant’s physical existence and business presence, the CA MUST verify that the physical address provided by
February 3, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 7 – Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tony Berman has made the following motion, and Peri Drucker and Bruce Morton have endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Section 16 (a) (1) Add: “or a Parent/Subsidiary Company”. The revised section shall read: “(a) Address of Applicant’s Place of Business (1) Verification Requirements To verify Applicant’s physical existence and business presence, the CA MUST verify that the physical address provided by
Ballot 6 – Non Commercial Entity Type
February 3, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 6 – Non Commercial Entity Type (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tony Berman has made the following motion, and Peri Drucker and Bruce Morton have endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Section 5 of the guidelines Add the following subsection: “(e) Non-Commercial Entity Subjects The CA MAY issue EV Certificates to Non-Commercial Entities who do not qualify under subsections (b), (c) and (d) but satisfy the following requirements:
February 3, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 6 – Non Commercial Entity Type (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tony Berman has made the following motion, and Peri Drucker and Bruce Morton have endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Section 5 of the guidelines Add the following subsection: “(e) Non-Commercial Entity Subjects The CA MAY issue EV Certificates to Non-Commercial Entities who do not qualify under subsections (b), (c) and (d) but satisfy the following requirements:
Ballot 5 – Quorum
January 18, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 5 – Quorum (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Johnathan Nightingale and Nick Hales endorsed it: “Clause 7 of the CABForum’s voting rules shall be replaced with the following clause: ‘7. A ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the number of currently active members has participated. The number of currently active members is the average number of member organizations that have participated in the previous three meetings (both teleconferences and face-to-face meetings)’”
January 18, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 5 – Quorum (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Johnathan Nightingale and Nick Hales endorsed it: “Clause 7 of the CABForum’s voting rules shall be replaced with the following clause: ‘7. A ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the number of currently active members has participated. The number of currently active members is the average number of member organizations that have participated in the previous three meetings (both teleconferences and face-to-face meetings)’”
Ballot 4 – Browser Voting Rules
December 15, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 4 – Browser Voting Rules (Passed Unanimously) Motion The following motion was made by Johnathan Nightingale and seconded by Bruce Morton and Jay Schiavo ‘The CABForum voting rules will be amended as follows: The sentence: “In order for the motion to carry, two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the permanent members in the CA category must be in favor of the motion, and half or more of the votes cast by the permanent members in the browser category must be in favor of the motion” will be replaced by the sentence: “In order for the motion to carry, two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the permanent members in the CA category must be in favor of the motion, and at least 50% plus one of the votes cast by the permanent members in the browser category must be in favor of the motion”.
December 15, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 4 – Browser Voting Rules (Passed Unanimously) Motion The following motion was made by Johnathan Nightingale and seconded by Bruce Morton and Jay Schiavo ‘The CABForum voting rules will be amended as follows: The sentence: “In order for the motion to carry, two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the permanent members in the CA category must be in favor of the motion, and half or more of the votes cast by the permanent members in the browser category must be in favor of the motion” will be replaced by the sentence: “In order for the motion to carry, two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the permanent members in the CA category must be in favor of the motion, and at least 50% plus one of the votes cast by the permanent members in the browser category must be in favor of the motion”.
Ballot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English Encoding Requirement From Business Category
September 11, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English encoding requirement from business category (Passed – 91% of CAs, 100% Browsers) The following motion was made by Tony Berman Strike “in UTF-8 English” from Section 6(a)(3) of the EV Guidelines
September 11, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English encoding requirement from business category (Passed – 91% of CAs, 100% Browsers) The following motion was made by Tony Berman Strike “in UTF-8 English” from Section 6(a)(3) of the EV Guidelines
Ballot 2 – Security Committee
June 29, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 2 – Security Committee (Failed Quorum) Motion “The CABForum adopts the procedures for a security committee as described in ‘CABForum security committee, draft 2, 2007-06-14’ (as distributed by Gervase Markham on 19 June 2007), for a trial period not to exceed six months. The procedures and the duration of the trial period may be revised by a similar ballot at any time. At the end of the trial period, a review of the effectiveness of the procedures will be conducted.
June 29, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 2 – Security Committee (Failed Quorum) Motion “The CABForum adopts the procedures for a security committee as described in ‘CABForum security committee, draft 2, 2007-06-14’ (as distributed by Gervase Markham on 19 June 2007), for a trial period not to exceed six months. The procedures and the duration of the trial period may be revised by a similar ballot at any time. At the end of the trial period, a review of the effectiveness of the procedures will be conducted.
Ballot 1 – Version 1.0 of Extended Validation Guidelines Approved
June 7, 2007 by Ben WilsonOn June 7, 2007, the draft CA/Browser Forum’s Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates Version 1.0 passed unanimously pursuant to Ballot 1.
June 7, 2007 by Ben WilsonOn June 7, 2007, the draft CA/Browser Forum’s Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates Version 1.0 passed unanimously pursuant to Ballot 1.