trj@portia.Stanford.EDU (terry jones) (06/13/89)
[this article is CROSSPOSTED, followups should be directed to NEWS.GROUPS]
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* NOTE: This is my second attempt at *
* posting this article. Apparently, the *
* first attempt failed. However, if the *
* first posting (the one without this note!) *
* should reemerge from whatever bit bucket *
* it fell into, please follow the revised *
* deadlines in this article. Sorry about *
* the confusion. - trj *
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Call for VOTE -- comp.sys.mips
In light of the favorable response to my "call for discussion" for
the creation of comp.sys.mips (article <2479@portia.stanford.edu>),
this is a "call for vote". Your participation to determine if the
following newsgroup should be formed is encouraged:
Proposed
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1. Name: comp.sys.mips
2. Charter: Provide a place for discussion of issues
related to the products (including systems,
chips, compilers, etc.) from MIPS Computer
Inc. In addition, *relevant* topics about
systems based on MIPS technology from other
vendors are discussed.
3. Mod/UnMod: The group will be unmoderated.
How To Vote
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DO NOT post votes -- mail them to me. Posted votes WILL NOT be
counted. Please cast your vote in the subject line of your mail
message. (Feel free to discuss the topic at length in the text of
your mail message.) PLEASE USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT LINES
TO CAST YOUR VOTE:
Subject: comp.sys.mips -- YES vote
Subject: comp.sys.mips -- NO vote
Mail should be directed to the following address:
trj@lll-lcc.llnl.gov
If you are not able to mail to the above after at least 2 tries,
please try trj@lll-crg.llnl.gov or trj@portia.stanford.edu.
All voters will receive a reply acknowledging that their vote has
been registered.
THE VOTE ENDS 30 DAYS FROM NOW (which is July 13th). NO VOTES RECEIVED
AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE REGISTERED!
Remember, regardless of your input during the discussion period,
you must cast a vote during the next thirty days in order to have
an effect on the fate of this proposed newsgroup.
The Results
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At roughly 10 days and 20 days into the vote, I will post interim
results. The interim results will include the current totals and
the names of any voters which I have not been able to acknowledge.
After July 13th, I will post the results to news.groups. The results
will include the totals, and a list of all the participants and
how they voted.
If, and only if, there are 100 more YES votes than NO votes,
comp.sys.mips will be created as proposed.
So there you have it
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Let me know what you think! Hopefully the people at MIPS will
see this as a "good thing" and get involved...
- let the vote begin
terry
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