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- Submitted-by: mcgrory@aspen.IAG.HP.COM (John McGrory)
-
- DATE : 3/26/91
- FROM : John McGrory, IEEE P1003.9 chair
- TO : All Interested Parties (please forward where appropriate)
- RE : Results of First Ballot on IEEE P1003.9 ("FORTRAN Bindings to POSIX")
-
-
- A few weeks ago I received all the ballot returns from the IEEE office.
- The materials include a summary of ballot results, a list of all ballot
- group members, and a reproduction of all ballot comments and objections.
- Below I have included the information from the ballot summary, and also
- added a few additional comments regarding the status of the ballot.
- Overall, I was quite pleased with the outcome of the ballot, and I feel
- that with a concentrated effort over the next month (most notably the
- meeting in April) we will be able to produce a revised document that
- will gain the necessary approval.
-
-
- Ballot Summary
- --------------
-
- - The ballot closed on 2/20/91.
- - There were 73 people in the total balloting group; of this
- number, 56 are eligible to vote on the standard. (The others
- are "parties of interest" but not eligible to vote, usually
- due to lack of IEEE or Computer Society membership.)
-
- [ the following totals are drawn only from the people in the
- "official" balloting group, i.e., those eligible to vote. ]
-
- - 23 affirmative votes
- - 15 negative votes
- - 8 abstention votes
- ------
- 46 votes total = 82% response
-
- - 23 affirmative votes
- - 15 negative votes
- -----
- 38 votes total = 60% affirmative response
-
- ==> Ballot fails due to not acquiring a 75% affirmative response.
-
-
-
- Additional Comments
- -------------------
-
- I received hardcopy of 23 ballots containing comments and objections.
- Three ballots submitted from active working group members account for
- (in rough estimation) 40% to 50% of the total number of objection/comment
- items. There are only a few other ballots containing any substantial
- number (over about 20) of individual items, and many of these items are
- duplicates of those contained in the three largest ballots. Of the
- remaining ballots, approximately six to eight present some form of
- "general disapproval" due to fundamental objection(s) to the structure,
- techniques, or conventions used in the draft standard.
-
- Our Technical Editor has already processed the three large ballots (to
- the extent allowed without the use of formal ballot resolution practices),
- resulting in many editorial changes and a list of technical issues to
- be addressed through conventional ballot resolution channels. The other
- ballots will be surveyed and sorted to some extent prior to the April
- meeting, and the first day of the meeting will be dedicated to identifying
- the key issues and prioritizing the work needed for ballot resolution.
- The bulk of the remaining time at the meeting will be dedicated to
- resolving ballot objections. It is the preliminary opinion of myself
- and the Technical Editor that we will be able to work through the bulk
- of the ballot objections and comments at the meeting. Additional
- ballot resolution work will have to occur immediately following the
- meeting, namely contacting specific balloters as necessary. Our goal
- for recirculation of the revised draft should be the end of May.
-
- In conclusion, I would like to say that I am quite encouraged by the
- outcome of the first ballot, both from the standpoint of obtaining
- substantial feedback on the proposed standard and also the prospects
- for resolving a sufficient number of ballot objections to achieve
- acceptance upon recirculation. (In other words, I can see the light
- at the end of the tunnel!)
-
- If you have specific questions or would like to discuss the ballot in
- more detail, feel free to contact me via e-mail or telephone.
-
-
- - John McGrory
- IEEE P1003.9 chair
- mcgrory@iag.hp.com
- 408-447-0265
-
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- Volume-Number: Volume 23, Number 23
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