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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here’s an update as to where we’re at with the UASG Open Source Programming Language Review and Mitigation efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1) We put out the Help Wanted ad early last year and received four reasonable responses. We worked to engage with all four.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2) In the end because of a variety of reasons - inability to agree to a contract, the amount of time it took to agree to a contract, the amount of time it took to take the first step, etc we’ve ended with one participant in the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>3) We’ve had a couple of discussions on the nature of the Evaluation Criteria. Comments have been taken into account as have experiences derived from the review of three frameworks to create the latest version of the Evaluation Criteria. This is now available at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A2UWHRnyUy4qYRR_QOSdNAwuiX-AuXwwIPat9xRlOXw/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A2UWHRnyUy4qYRR_QOSdNAwuiX-AuXwwIPat9xRlOXw/edit?usp=sharing</a> It is certainly more extensive. <u>Comments are very much welcome</u> and if there’s interest we can have a call in early August to go through the document collectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The next steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>a) We’ll have a call in August to go through the evaluation process and results of the three frameworks reviewed (and a separate call on the Evaluation Criteria if there’s interest)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>b) We’ll look to have another Help Wanted process to allow others to participate now that we have better clarity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>c) We’ll also look at a Bug Bounty program to help accelerate remediation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If you have comments or questions, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Don<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Don Hollander<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Universal Acceptance Steering Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Skype: don_hollander<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>