Ballot SC026v2: Pandoc-Friendly Markdown Formatting Changes

Ballot overview

• Ballot SC026v2, Pandoc-Friendly Markdown Formatting Changes, was proposed to modify the formatting of the Baseline Requirements so the document presentation would be consistent with vanilla Markdown.
• The ballot says the formatting changes would allow pandoc to generate PDF, DOCX, and HTML versions from the Markdown source.
• The ballot states it does not declare any version canonical and is not intended to change the meaning of the Baseline Requirements.
• The ballot also adds template files to GitHub to assist in formatting, but not to change BR content.

Voting result

• The ballot page states the voting period has ended and the ballot has Passed.
• Issuer voting: 16 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
• Consumer voting: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
• The page states the bylaw approval thresholds were met for both Certificate Issuers and Certificate Consumers.
• The page states quorum was met.

Key dates in the evidence

• Discussion period to start on Monday, 16 March at 1400 UTC.
• Discussion period completing on Monday, 30 March at 1400 UTC.
• Voting period start: 1500 UTC 23 March 2020.
• Voting period end: 1500 UTC 30 March 2020.
• The linked comparison shows the BR.yaml date as 3 March 2020.

Document changes shown in the diff

• The BR markdown was revised to use cleaner Markdown formatting, including inline code formatting for OID strings and URLs.
• The revision table and relevant dates tables were reformatted.
• Several URLs were converted to angle-bracket or Markdown link form.
• Section 3.2.2.4 was changed so FQDN validation is split between non-onion FQDNs and onion FQDNs, with onion FQDNs validated in accordance with Appendix C.
• Section 3.2.2.6 was revised to remove the old footnote marker and to reference the Public Suffix List as a Markdown link.
• The diff also includes many minor punctuation and whitespace formatting changes throughout the document.

Compliance timing

• The evidence does not state a new compliance or requirement date for this ballot.
• The ballot is presented as formatting-only and says it does not change BR meaning.