RE: Comments on events at NesCom meeting

From: Victor Berman (vberman@cadence.com)
Date: Thu Jun 24 2004 - 08:03:03 PDT

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    Peter, Dennis,

    I have been catching up on this thread since getting back from the
    NESCOM meeting yesterday and have to say that this seems to be blown out
    of proportion to the actual events that I witnessed at the meeting.

    I was not aware of Mac's request to conference in members of the P1364
    WG since I did not have email access at the time but I do not see
    anything wrong with this. The meeting is open to all interested parties
    and certainly it is conceivable that members of P1364 would have an
    interest. The whole event from start to finish took approximately ten
    minutes and did not seem to bother anyone that I could see in the room.
    As far as Dennis's and Steve Mill's participation, it was their choice
    to do so and clearly not necessary but certainly welcome.

    The questions that Mac posed were, in my mind, legitimate and in no way
    disruptive. They were issues that we had discussed in the DASC-SC and I
    think getting clear answers publicly stated in the NESCOM meeting added
    clarity to the whole procedure. I do not see how having interested
    parties participate in an open meeting and ask relevant questions can be
    seen as embarrassing to DASC.

    Regards,
      Victor

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-stds-dasc-sc@eda.org [mailto:owner-stds-dasc-sc@eda.org] On
    Behalf Of Peter Ashenden
    Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:43 AM
    To: stds-dasc-sc@eda.org
    Cc: Btf@boyd.com; etf@boyd.com; ptf@boyd.com; 1364@accellera.org;
    'Brophy, Dennis'
    Subject: Comments on events at NesCom meeting

    Dear colleagues,

    I am concerned and disappointed at the actions taken by the P1364 Chair
    at
    the NesCom meeting. My understanding is that he organized a dial-in for
    P1364 members to participate and comment on the P1800 proposal.
    Furthermore, he questioned whether P1800 could be approved ahead of the
    changes to the P1364 PAR that we agreed to.

    I view Mac's actions as unprofessional and reprehensible. The DASC-SC
    agreed on a course of action, and obtained agreement and support from
    CAG
    and Accellera officers. Mac's actions and comments to NesCom have
    undermined the standing of DASC as a sponsor and as a responsible
    organization.

    As sponsor for P1364 and P1800, it is the perogative of the DASC,
    through
    its Steering Committee, to manage the development of the standards. The
    P1364 Chair does not represent the position of the DASC-SC.

    I am directing the P1364 Chair and members not to make representations
    on
    P1800 or P1364 to other organizations of IEEE or external bodies without
    prior consultation and approval of the DASC Steering Committee.

    My enduring concern is that DASC remain viable as the forum for
    developing
    EDA standards within IEEE. I will speak strongly against anything that
    prejudices that.

    Regards,

    Peter Ashenden
    DASC Chair 

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