[CMC] Result of CMC Polls Closing April 15, 2008

[Erin Kahn]

CMC E-Poll Identifier:  CMC-P-2008-04-001 Authorization to create the
Digital Repository Audit and Certification Working Group

Results of CMC poll beginning 1 April 2008 and ending 15 April 2008:

               ADOPT:  5 (50%) (ASI, CNES, ESA, FSA, JAXA)
  ADOPT PROVISIONALLY:  5 (50%) (BNSC, CSA, DLR, INPE, NASA)
              REJECT:  0 (0%)
 REJECT WITH COMMENTS:  0 (0%)

     BNSC:  I originally voted to directly accept this, but I have no
problem with Mike's provisos.
     CSA:  I agree that the changes to the charter that Mike suggested
should be carried out.

I think it's very important work and it was very insightful on the part of
CCSDS to invest in the area but concerns about appropriate mandate seem hard
to avoid. I think it would be prudent for the sake of the contribution to
date and of the OAIS community that we consider extending the charter to
include the effort of finding a new home in ISO for OAIS related work.
     DLR:  Producing Books for auditing and certification should include a
concept, who is doing both after the generation of the books. Can that be
done from the owner of the archive, or are the WG planning to be the
auditing and certification group afterwards?
     INPE:  This is an "ADOPT" vote. However, it is opportune to express
that the comments attached to the other votes, so far, express views that
are pertinent to the context. Digital Repository Audit and Certification
procedures are a natural complement to the already existing, fundamental
OAIS concept. Which is also a subject of interest of ISO, already
transformed in a standard (ISO 14721), in its domain. To the extent CCSDS
only originated resources may be critical, it is being pondered why not
consider a joint, liaison work with a possibly existing, appropriately
selected ISO TC/WG, for the development of the subject which is under
proposal by the charter ? It could, concurrently, possibly become a CCSDS
Magenta Recommendation and an ISO Standard, as well. It is worth to remind
that "Goal 1" of the proposed CCSDS WG is also expected to become, in
advance, a requirement criteria for compliance by an ISO Trusted Digital
Repository which, in its turn, is another standard, yet to be probably
developed by ISO, as it is being expressed by the charter.
     NASA:  For the sake of expedient formation of a working group, I am
voting "adopt provisionally" and stating the following provisions:

Based on conversations with the Area Director, the red book identified is
destined to become a magenta book, and the resources listed are incomplete
(missing reviewer manpower and magenta book production). Therefore the
charter must be updated to reflect all of the manpower that the agencies are
expected to commit, and the schedule must reflect the production of a
magenta book.  Also the usual concept paper is not being produced because of
"other material" that is already available between the more than 100
associates in the wiki and mailing-list. The charter should at least have
some statements that reflect where this other material is, to support the
CMC evaluation of the concept of the working group.

Other agencies should consider whether these changes are appropriate to be
fixed with "adopt provisionally" or if they are too extensive to warrant
this approach.  

Additionally NASA needs to reiterate that NASA funding doesn¹t support this,
and NASA has a general concern that this effort expends resources (including
Secretariat, etc.) for work that is not squarely in the space data systems
domain.   However, we don¹t currently object to other agencies working these
topics in CCSDS.


Results are based on responses from 10 out of 10 members (100%).

All Areas responded to this question.



Secretariat Interpretation of Results:  Adopted Provisionally
Resulting CMC Resolution:              TBD
Inferred Secretariat Action:           Contingent on Disposition of
Provisions