wmb@ENG.SUN.COM (04/09/91)
Response to some of Robert Berkey's criticisms of the ANS Forth effort: The fact that you did not receive your copy of the dpANS mail ballot until Thursday can be easily explained as a U.S. Mail delay. I received my copy on Monday; 3-day mail delays are certainly not unusual. A lot of people sent in their response ballots by FAX. Thirteen "yes" votes were required for passage; by the weekend, that many "yes" votes had been received. Personally, I find that calm, reasoned arguments are easier to take seriously than accusations of "ramrodding", hypocrisy, corruption, and fraud. It is true that the current *document* needs editing and improvement before it is "ready for prime time". However, in the view of most committee members, including myself, the technical issues have been 99.9% settled, and the remaining work involves presenting the information more clearly, without changing the technical intent. The i's can be dotted and the t's crossed during the public review period; indeed, the public review will help to highlight those areas of the document which are not clear. Mitch Bradley, wmb@Eng.Sun.COM