reiter@castle.ed.ac.uk (04/09/91)
CALL FOR VOTES: comp.society.development (computers in developing countries)
I issued a call for discussion for this group a month ago, and have gotten very
few suggestions for changes to the name or charter (although lots of people
sent e-mail saying they thought the group was a great idea). So, I am now
issuing a call for votes on the original charter, with no modifications.
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NAME: comp.society.development
MODERATED: No
CHARTER: This group will discuss applications of computer technology
in developing countries. Topics might include:
- specific stories of successful (and unsuccessful) uses of computers
in developing countries
- general discussion of the difficulties and advantages of using
computers in developing countries
- comments from developing country computer users on their experiences
- requests from developing country computer users for computer-related
advice
- news about communications, especially networks and electronic mail,
to and within developing countries
- updates from aid agencies, volunteer groups and others active in
developing countries on computer-related projects underway or under
consideration
- discussions about appropriate hardware and software
- general news about books, seminars, conferences, and projects
General discussions of Third World politics or economics will be avoided.
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VOTING PROCEDURE:
Send an e-mail message to reiter@castle.ed.ac.uk
(e.g., by replying to this posting) with one of the following subject lines:
yes for comp.society.development
no for comp.society.development
Please use the exact wording given above, as that will enable vote counting
to be partially automated. The body of the message will be ignored, and
can be blank.
I will hand-count votes that do not fit the above format, but that will be
significantly more work - please use one of the above subject lines if
possible.
DEADLINE: All votes must be *received* by me by 23:59 GMT on 8-May-91.
Votes received after that date will be ignored.
WARNINGS: Do *not* post your votes to the net; such votes will be ignored.
Also, people who have already sent me e-mail saying they will vote yes/no
must send me a new message, as the original mesages were not received in the
official voting period (I'm just following USENET rules here).
Votes will not be individually acknowledged, although I may post a mass
acknowledgement to the net (especially if it looks like messages are getting
lost in the international connections).
REQUIREMENTS: The group will be created if at least 2/3 of the votes are YES
votes, *and* there are at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes.
QUESTIONS: If you have a question, send e-mail to reiter@aifh.ed.ac.uk
(do *not* send questions to reiter@castle.ed.ac.uk).
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Ehud Reiter
(e.reiter@ed.ac.uk)