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- Submitted-by: jsh@canary.com (Jeffrey S. Haemer)
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- USENIX Standards Watchdog Committee
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- Stephen R. Walli <stephe@usenix.org>, Report Editor
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- POSIX.0: The POSIX Guide
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- Kevin Lewis <klewis@gucci.enet.dec.com> reports on the
- January 11-15, 1993 meeting in New Orleans, La.:
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- First off, let me say that this will be a relatively short
- report given that the group's exclusive activity currently
- is ballot resolution. To fulfill my promise made from last
- meeting, I have provided a more detailed balloting profile.
- It is as follows:
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- _______________________
- |______________________|
- |affirmative | 28 |
- |negative | 30 |
- |abstentions | 11 |
- |______________________|
- |______________________|
- |objections | 494 |
- |comments | 640 |
- |total | 1134 |
- |____________|_________|
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- There were 69 ballots returned (85%) of which 48% were
- affirmative.
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- The January meeting was a rolled-up sleeves session where
- the group focused totally on ballot resolution. It was a
- bit of a struggle because we transitioned some section
- leaders. New people took over for some, and others were
- absent.
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- It became apparent by week's end that we wouldn't resolve
- all the ballots. It also became apparent that, as this
- process continues, a more authoritarian role on the part of
- the section leaders and the chair will be necessary to
- expedite ballot resolution.
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- The ballot-resolution group agreed that section leaders
- should use electronic means to survey the group on issues
- where they feel such help is needed.
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- The next deadline will be March 8, at which time all ballot
- resolutions will be submitted to the ballot coordinator.
- The ballot coordinator will work with the technical editor
- to prepare an interim draft for the April meeting as a last
- look by the whole group before it goes out for re-
- circulation.
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- The group attempted (as it is prone to do at times) to step
- back onto some old ground, re-opening discussions that had
- been resolved or falling down potential rat-holes. On these
- occasions, the chair had to bring the the group back in to
- the process of resolving the ballot at hand. There is a
- balancing act that the group must maintain. On one hand,
- there is the desire to ensure that the document does not go
- out with any major defects. On the other hand we need to
- keep the resolution process moving forward. This sometimes
- compels the group to open up broader discussions than are
- really necessary.
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- The group consensus is to err on the side expediting the
- process in order to get this work into the hands of the
- balloting group, which has been asking for it.
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- Volume-Number: Volume 30, Number 92
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