RE: Comments on events at NesCom meeting

From: Brophy, Dennis (dennisb@model.com)
Date: Thu Jun 24 2004 - 08:21:55 PDT

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    Victor,

      You may not have listened well to the comments being made, but part of the commentary to withhold approval of P1800 while P1364 makes changes to its PAR also included a possibility that the P1364 PAR may never be changed. If you looked around the room at that moment you would have seen very perplexed faces as that position ran counter to the DASC/CAG accord.

      As it stood, the comments did NOT represent the position of the DASC nor were they in agreement with the accord DASC and CAG reached. Also, the comment that P1364 PAR may never change struck a blow to the credibility of the DASC to manage and operate.

    -Dennis

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Victor Berman [mailto:vberman@cadence.com]
    Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:03 AM
    To: stds-dasc-sc@eda.org
    Cc: Btf@boyd.com; etf@boyd.com; ptf@boyd.com; 1364@accellera.org; Brophy, Dennis
    Subject: RE: Comments on events at NesCom meeting

    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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