[CSG] Chandler-Westwood Advisory group meeting

We had the first meeting of the group advising OSAF on the development of Westwood, the version of the Chandler personal information software that is being designed specifially to support higher education enterprises. We got an update on the progress toward the Canoga version of the product (the first version, designed for individuals to share information on a peer-to-peer basis). We dicussed the security model issues at some length, and I think we raised some good issues and had a productive morning. My notes from the meeting are here.

Just as an aside, I am really impressed with the incredibly open manner in which OSAF is doing its activities. How many companies or organizations do you know who post all of their weekly status reports on the Web for all to read? I think it's a model that many of us could use.

And, as long as we're talking about Chandler and OSAF, there's an article about OSAF and Mitch Kapor in the current issue of United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine.