A subgroup of OpenID Foundation board members and key staff have been working to update the “OpenID Process” document based on issues raised by some board members to ensure the document aligns with how the Foundation currently works. This update addresses those original issues and also identified a significant number of mainly editorial issues and improvements that were possible. It also highlighted inconsistencies and other issues that required coordinating revisions with the “Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy,” so that has been added to the scope and improvements proposed. Full details including material changes made can be referenced here.

The changes were unanimously approved by the board at the September 12, 2024 board meeting. Approving these changes also required a 21-day review and 14-day vote of the membership with a 30% quorum requirement.

I am pleased to announce that the update Process Document and IPR Policy were approved by the membership this past Saturday, October 19, 2024 with 34% member participation, greater than the 30% quorum requirement for the vote.

The voting results were:

Abstain – 21 votes