Working Group Initial Proposal Template

The group needs a mailing list, which has already been created at [[entities-wg@opensource.org>>url:http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/entities-wg||rel="__blank"]].

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The group may use the OSI wiki for works in progress, and may at a later date need a page on the main opensource.org website to host a set of whitepapers, or other informational publications.

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We will partly rely on pro-bono work from several open source lawyers, but in addition will hire some legal resources to ensure dedicated attention. Our target budget is $50k for 12 months, which works out to about $20k for the remainder of 2014. Some funding will come from OSI, but also from OSI affiliates, and other sources. The current proposal is to start with a 2 month pilot budget from OSI, for work to proceed while seeking additional funding.

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= Deliverable that will be created =

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What will be the output/takeaway/resource created by this Working Group?

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= Description of how that deliverable satisfies a part of OSI's mission =

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Please review the OSI mission and then provide how this effort will align with the OSI's mandate.

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= Target completion date =

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When will you have something that can be used. Please note that the Working Group may continue on to enhance or add new outputs, however a date must be provided indicating when a usable resource will be available to the OSI community.

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		3	= Start date =
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		5	The first meeting of the group was held on July 21st, at OSCON (prior to the official formation of a working group).
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		7	= Initial members =
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		9	Working Group Chair: Aaron Williamson
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		11	Working Group Sponsor: Allison Randal
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		13	OSI General Manager: Patrick Masson
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		15	Other Contributors:
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		17	* Aaron Wolf (Snowdrift)
		18	* Bradley Kuhn (Software Freedom Conservancy)
		19	* Diane Peters (Creative Commons)
		20	* Eileen Evans (OpenStack Foundation and HP)
		21	* Jeff McKenna (OSGeo Foundation)
		22	* John Lewis (Apereo Foundation)
		23	* Justin Erenkrantz (Apache and Bloomberg)
		24	* Karen Sandler (Software Freedom Conservancy)
		25	* Larry Rosen
		26	* Mark Atwood (OpenStack and HP)
		27	* Mark Radcliffe (DLAPiper)
		28	* Martin Michlmayr (HP)
		29	* Mike Milinkovich (Eclipse and OSI)
		30	* Michael Downey (OpenMRS)
		31	* Richard Fontana (OSI and Red Hat)
		32	* Rosemary Fei (Adler & Colvin)
		33	* Simon Phipps (OSI)
		34	* Stephanie Petit (Adler & Colvin)\\
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		36	= Resources needed by group =
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		38	The group needs a mailing list, which has already been created at [[entities-wg@opensource.org>>url:http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/entities-wg\|\|rel="__blank"]].
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		40	The group may use the OSI wiki for works in progress, and may at a later date need a page on the main opensource.org website to host a set of whitepapers, or other informational publications.
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		42	We will partly rely on pro-bono work from several open source lawyers, but in addition will hire some legal resources to ensure dedicated attention. Our target budget is $50k for 12 months, which works out to about $20k for the remainder of 2014. Some funding will come from OSI, but also from OSI affiliates, and other sources. The current proposal is to start with a 2 month pilot budget from OSI, for work to proceed while seeking additional funding.
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		44	= Deliverable that will be created =
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		46	What will be the output/takeaway/resource created by this Working Group?
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		48	= Description of how that deliverable satisfies a part of OSI's mission =
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		50	Please review the OSI mission and then provide how this effort will align with the OSI's mandate.
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		52	= Target completion date =
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		54	When will you have something that can be used. Please note that the Working Group may continue on to enhance or add new outputs, however a date must be provided indicating when a usable resource will be available to the OSI community.