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Xref: sserve comp.org.usenix:3268 comp.unix.bsd:11569 comp.org.sug:652 comp.os.386bsd.misc:49 Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.org.sug,comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!venice!gumby.dsd.trw.com!trwacs.fp.trw.com!trwacs!epstein From: epstein@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Jeremy Epstein) Subject: Re: How to vote on POSIX Printing Message-ID: <epstein.730994594@trwacs> Organization: TRW Systems Division, Fairfax VA References: <C36JrI.E8K@ra.nrl.navy.mil> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 14:03:14 GMT Lines: 37 atkinson@itd.nrl.navy.mil (Randall Atkinson) writes: [...] > YOU have a chance to vote on the proposed POSIX standard. If you >are a member of the IEEE or the IEEE Computer Society, your vote >officially is counted. If you aren't a member of either one, then you >can still participate and provide input and the standards committee >does have to respond to your ballot input. I'd like to add a few things that Ran omitted from his announcement: * There's a $50 fee to join the balloting group. This covers the costs of mailings, international standards, etc. Unemployed members of IEEE can ask for a waiver. The $50 fee must be included with the ballot request (check or credit card accepted). * If you join the balloting group, you are committing yourself to respond. To quote from the cover letter: If you choose to be part of the balloting group, you will have 30 days to review and respond to drafts. In order for the Sponsor Ballot to be valid, at least 75% of the ballots sent must be returned. For that reason: VOTERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO RESPOND. If you are interested in having a copy of the latest draft, you may order any draft in ballot, individually by calling 800-678-IEEE in the US and Canada. Outside US and Canada call 908-981-1391. As a technical reviewer for a different standard, let me emphasize how important it is that people sign up only if they intend to respond! It's very difficult to get a standard passed if people sign up to ballot, but then don't respond to the drafts. --Jeremy -- Jeremy Epstein Internet: epstein@trwacs.fp.trw.com Trusted X Research Group Voice: +1 703/803-4947 TRW Systems Division Fairfax Virginia