IHE Testing and Tools Committee Teleconference Minutes 2008-04-28

Attendees

No objections voiced to selection of Apache 2.0 license that was recommended on the April 21 Conference Call
Action: IHE International will adopt Apache 2.0 license for Gazelle

Apache 2.0 license includes companion contributor agreements
Action: David Monteau will review the terms of the Apache 2.0 contributor agreements and notify the committee of any recommended changes

Definition of membership:
- Agreed that committee members must be representatives of IHE member organizations per general committee rules of IHE governance: individual contributors will not be members of committee
- Committee members also effectively commit their organizations to contributing to the development of testing tools as a condition of their membership
  - General consensus is that we should avoid requiring a separate formal commitment document for participation
  - Technical Management Group will develop a table of assignments (as a Wiki page) and monitor how contributions match commitments
  - As part of annual report to Board, will identify any committee members who have failed to honor commitments to the extent that they should be removed from committee membership
Committee procedures should define leadership positions: 2 co-chairs drawn from vendor and user side like some other committees?
Relation of Technical Management Group to Testing and Tools Committee: Subgroup of committee responsible for operationalizing tools development and testing processes
IHE Intl Principles of Governance provides overview of committee procedures
Action: David Monteau will propose a charter document with further detail on terms of membership, operation of committee and technical oversight of contributors

Agreed that no separate signed document should be required to apply for committee membership
Formal requirements are:

Representative of approved member organization
Signed corporate/organizational contributor agreement
Verbally commit to contribution recorded on Technical Management Group's project description Wiki pages

Action: Chris will develop language for an open call for committee participation on this basis

David will develop some procedures and policies for inclusion in the committee charter document

Reviewed draft page on Cypress Wiki pages outlining the categories of information to be recorded about each set of test tools under IHE
This is separate from project description pages to be developed by TMG

Contributor Agreements: David Monteau will provide advice to committee on adoption of Apache 2.0 contributor agreements (for discussion on May 5 tcon)
Project Definition Page: Eric and Steve will begin developing a Wiki page outlining the Gazelle project, listing major responsibilities and including an annual road map of tools development and testing activities
Committee Governance Charter: David Monteau will draft an expansion of the Testing and Tools Committee language included in the Principles of Governance
Testing Issues Page: Chris Carr will begin a Wiki page for posting testing-related policy questions for the Testing and Tools Committee to consider