.. _area-supervisors: Area Supervisors ===================== An Area Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of its appointed area. Area Supervisors ---------------- The following list bounds the different areas of responsibility that may be managed by a given Area Supervisor. - Foundation Schemas (i.e. Core, Common, Independent, Results, Variables and Directives Schemas) - Bill Munyan, CIS - Android Schemas - Pooja Shetty, SecPod - Apple Schemas (iOS, Macintosh) - David Solin, Joval - Cisco Schemas (ASA, CatOS, IOS, IOS XE, PixOS) - Omar Santos, Cisco - FreeBSD Schemas - David Solin, Joval - HP-UX Schemas - John Ulmer, US Navy SPAWAR - IBM AIX Schemas - John Ulmer, US Navy SPAWAR - Linux Schemas - Watson Sato, Red Hat - UNIX Schemas - Watson Sato, Red Hat - Sun Solaris Schemas - Jarrett Lu, Oracle - Juniper JunOS Schemas - David Solin, Joval - NETCONF Schemas - David Solin, Joval - Microsoft Schemas (i.e. Microsoft Windows, SharePoint) - Jack Vander Pol, US Navy SPAWAR - Vmware Schemas (i.e. ESX) - TBD Responsibilities ---------------- Individuals or organizations appointed to be an Area Supervisor are appointed to one or more Areas of Responsibility. In general, each Supervisor MUST: * Be engaged with the language development process * Consult with other Supervisors where appropriate * Ensure coverage for their area(s) in the event of an expected absence Language Governance Responsibilities ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Area Supervisors have can important role to play throughout the language development process, as they are involved in nearly all of its facets. Language Development ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Consensus Call: See "Consensus Building" below * Release: The Supervisor is responsible for releasing updates to the OVAL Language within its purview, which may require coordination with other Area Supervisors Update Design Principles ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Review Proposed Update: All parties review the proposed update to the design principles * Suggest Change: All parties are able to suggest changes to the proposed update Consensus Building ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Update Design Principles: See "Update Design Principles" above * Create Consensus Call: The Area Supervisor MUST formally call for consensus for the proposal under review in their area * Address Issue: When issues are raised during a formal consensus call, the Area Supervisor MUST acknowledge and take appropriate action for the raised issue Appointment ----------- Area Supervisors are appointed by the Sponsor.