reiter@aifh.ed.ac.uk (Ehud Reiter) (05/13/91)
The proposal to create comp.society.development (a newsgroup to discuss the
role of computers in developing countries) has PASSED.
This message includes:
-- voting summary
-- the group's charter
-- list of NO votes received
-- list of YES votes received
VOTING SUMMARY:
The voting period ended on 8 May 1991. The following votes were received:
46 NO
255 YES
---
301 total
This meets the USENET success criteria, as at least 2/3 of the votes were YES
votes, and there were 100 more YES votes than NO votes. My thanks to all
those who took the time to participate in the vote.
There is now a 5-day waiting period, during which people can send corrections
if their vote was miscounted (please e-mail reiter@castle.ed.ac.uk).
If the success criteria are still met after such corrections, the group will
be created.
In terms of comments, several people (including both Yes and No voters) said
they liked the group's charter but not its name. Sorry about that - if I had
received as many such comments during the discussion period, I would have
tried to find something more acceptable to everyone, but unfortunately the
name cannot (usually ...) be changed during the voting period. We can always
change the name later, if the group seems successful and the name is still a
problem.
A smaller number of people also said they would have prefered a different
position in the USENET hierarchy. Similar comments apply, although I also
suspect there isn't any really appropriate place for such a group in the
current hierarchy.
One person also suggested some kind of link with the BITNET group DEVEL-L.
DEVEL-L has a somewhat different charter (in particular, it's much less
technical than I hope comp.society.development will be), and in any case the
organizers of DEVEL-L did not respond to any of my e-mail messages, so I did
not pursue this (if you want to find out about DEVEL-L and other such groups,
subscribe to comp.society.development! - when the group is created, I'll post
a list of all the related mailing lists that I know of).
CHARTER OF THE NEW GROUP:
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.
LIST OF NO VOTES (46 total, sorted by From: field)
Alex Laney <telecdn!alex@net.uu.uunet>
Arne Henrik Juul <arnej@no.unit.lise>
Bill Mackiewicz <sword@edu.bu.buast9>
Bob Weissman <bob@com.omni>
Brian Kenney <kenney@com.hsi.hsi86>
Brian Matthews <blm@uucp.6sceng>
Carl Rigney <cdr@com.amd>
Charleen Bunjiovianna Stoner <charleen@com.ads>
Chip Rosenthal <chip@com.unicom.chinacat>
Craig E. Ward <cew@edu.isi>
Dave V. Schaller <schaller@com.hsi.hsi86>
David Neal Miller <dnmiller@edu.ohio-state.acs.magnus>
David Robinson <david@gov.nasa.jpl.elroy>
David Summers <david@us.ar.fay.actsn>
Dewey Henize <dewey@com.execu>
Dick Dunn <rcd@com.isc.ico>
Ed Clarke/10240000 <clarke@uucp.acheron>
Edison H.W. Wong <edisonw@gov.nih.nlm>
Glenn M Cooley <gmc@com.att.wisvr>
Harald Nordg}rd-Hansen <hhansen@no.unit.lise>
Jim Roche <roche@edu.rochester.cs>
Jonathan Stigelman <stig@edu.cmu.ece.rabbit>
Karl Tombre <tombre@fr.crin.loria>
Kelly DeYoe <kdeyoe@edu.vak12ed.tjhsst>
Kim DeVaughn <ked01@com.amdahl.ccc.juts>
Leonard Peirce <peirce@edu.wmich.cc.gumby>
Michael C. Berch <mcb@com.ig.presto>
Michael Klemme <klemme@de.uni-paderborn>
Mike Pelletier <stealth@edu.umich.engin.caen>
Neil Rickert <rickert@edu.niu.cs>
News Administrator @ Wolves <wolves.uucp!news@org.mcnc>
Norman Yarvin <yarvin-norman@edu.yale.cs>
Paulo da Costa 42147 <dacosta@nl.philips.prl>
Randall Atkinson <rja7m@edu.virginia.cs.uvacs>
Rich Thomson <rthomson@com.es.dsd>
Robert Craig Harman <rcharman@edu.princeton.phoenix>
Robert Newstadt <newstadt@edu.ucla.cs>
Robert S. Wood <rob@com.genrad>
Timothy VanFosson <timv@edu.uiowa.ccad.cadfx>
Tom Fitzgerald <fitz@com.wang>
Tom Jaskiewicz <tj@com.alliant>
goehring@edu.purdue.cc.mentor
mikol@uucp.forsyth
rorschak@dk.aau.daimi
tower@edu.bu.bu-it
wyatt (Bill Wyatt) <wyatt%cfa0@edu.harvard.das>
LIST OF YES VOTES (255 total, sorted by From: field)
A.J.S.Santiago@ed
A.ROCHAFILHO <A027@uk.ac.uea.cpc865>
ABULSARI@fi.abo.aboy2
ACHAN@earn.slacvm
AGORICS PROJ (LACOBIE) <agorics@edu.gmu.gmuvax>
Ajit Sanzgiri <sanzgiri@com.metaphor.bombay>
Akinwale A Akinpelu <aaa@com.att.homxa>
Alan Bundy <bundy@uk.ac.ed.aipna>
Alan Thew <QQ11@uk.ac.liv>
Alayne McGregor <alayne@ca.gandalf.geas>
Albert Langer <cmf851@au.edu.anu.csc2>
Alberto Cueto <acueto@edu.uiowa.weeg.umaxc>
Alexander Holt <lex@uk.ac.ed.cogsci>
Alvaro Fernandes <alvaro@uk.ac.hw.cs>
Anand Patwardhan <ap10+@edu.cmu.andrew>
Andres <ET9@edu.cornell.cit.cornella>
Angela Lamb <angi@uk.ac.ed.castle>
Anselm Lingnau <lingnau@de.uni-frankfurt.informatik>
Anu Vedantham 21371 <anu@com.bellcore.noether>
Ashish Karkare <akarkare@edu.wsu.eecs.yoda>
Ashok Gupta <gupta@uk.co.phil.prl>
Audrey C Mack <mackac@com.ingr.infonode>
Bal Prasad <bprasad@edu.hawaii.eng.wiliki>
Barnabas Chirombo <chirombo@ca.uwo.csd>
Bart Benus <bart@nl.uva.psy.swi>
Benjamin Davis <samdavis@edu.berkeley.ocf>
Beverly Erlebacher <erlebach@edu.toronto.turing>
Bob Fisher <rbf@uk.ac.ed.aifh>
Brian Duke <B_DUKE@au.edu.ntu.darwin>
Bruce Atherton <atherton@ca.ubc.unixg>
C J A Da Silva <cds@uk.ac.ed.lfcs>
CABRALES@edu.unt.acs.vaxb
Carl-Helmut Coulon <coulon@uucp.gmdzi>
Carlos R. Robert (crober21@hpprdea) <crober21%com.hp.hpprdea@com.hp.hpl.hplb>
Carol Orange <orange@nl.uva.fwi>
Carol Springs <carols@com.mgh.dri.drilex>
Cesar Galindo-Legaria <cesar@edu.harvard.das>
Charlotte A Weise <weise@edu.pitt.cis.unix>
Chris Williams <ckiw@edu.toronto.ai>
Chris.Reynolds <reynolds@au.csiro.dit.syd>
Christian Haider <haider@uucp.gmdzi>
Clifford A Adams <caadams@edu.unm.triton>
Craig R Stevenson +1 614 860 7089 <cs@com.att.cblpn>
D Zanother <cs2dz1@uk.ac.stir.forth>
Daniel Jacobson <danj1@com.att.ihlpz>
Darrell J. Parsons <parsons@edu.toronto.csri>
David Robboy <dgr@com.intel.ssd>
Diana Bental <diana@uk.ac.ed.aipna>
Dickson Lukose <lukose@au.oz.deakin>
Don Ewart <DEWART@edu.hawaii.uhcc.uhccvx>
Don Porter <Don_Porter@edu.rpi.mts>
Dr. Guna Seetharaman <guna@edu.usl.cacs>
Ed Robertson <edrbtsn@edu.indiana.cs.iuvax>
Ed Y Hiheta <ed@com.nec.sj.tdd>
Edgardo Richards <richards@cr.huracan>
Edwin Blake <edwin@nl.cwi>
Eelco Vriezekolk <wsineel@nl.tue.win.info>
Erik Vinkhuyzen <vinkhuyz@nl.uva.psy.swi>
Fabio Silva <fabio@uk.ac.ed.lfcs>
Fergus O'Reilly <fergus@fr.capsogeti>
Frank van Harmelen <frankh@nl.uva.psy.swi>
Gary Capell <gary@au.oz.su.cs>
Gary McGraw <mcgrawg@edu.indiana.cs.iuvax>
Geoff C Wing <gwing@au.oz.mu.cs.mullauna>
Geoffrey Wiginton <grw@uucp.cam-orl>
Gertjan van Heijst <gertjan@nl.uva.psy.swi>
Gilford T. Hapanyengwi <gilford@edu.vanderbilt.vuse>
Glenn Gould <gilles@ca.mcgill.ee.thor>
Grant (G.E.)Martin <GMARTIN@ca.bnr>
Guus Schreiber <guus@nl.uva.psy.swi>
Hector A Geffner <hector@com.ibm.watson>
Hector Ruben Cordero-Guzman <tato@edu.uchicago.midway>
Helen Lowe <hcl@uk.ac.ed.aipna>
Henk Boterenbrood <n48@nl.nikhef>
Henk Dieu <hd@be.ac.ucl.info>
Honore TCHUENKAM <tchuenka@fr.crin.loria>
Howard Beck <hab@uk.ac.ed.aiai>
Ines de Castro Dutra <ines@uk.ac.bris.cs>
J.G.Thistle <jgt@uk.ac.cam.eng>
JOSERP@earn.buenga
J_GUTIERREZ@edu.clu.upr.upr1
Jack Campin <jack@uk.ac.gla.cs>
James Weiss <jweiss@uucp.ukelele>
Jamey Graham <jamey@com.ricoh.crc.gualala>
Javier S. Pareja <javier@jp.ac.u-tokyo.cc.tansei>
Jeffrey J. Carpenter <jjc+@edu.pitt.cis>
Jim Butler <butler@jp.ac.u-tokyo.t.nasl.marine>
Jim Clarke <jamesc@uk.ac.hw.cs>
Jim.Blythe@edu.cmu.cs.sp.gs13
Joe Levy <joe@uk.ac.ed.cogsci>
John B. Melby <melby@jp.co.fujitsu.yk.daffy>
John Martin <jcm@com.adi.squid>
John Schonholtz <jms@com.netcom>
John Sturdy <john@uk.co.harlqn>
John.Bradshaw@cam.cl
Jon (Chris) Connelly <jcc@edu.duke.cs>
Jon Harder <jon@com.uci.kracken>
Jon Sreekanth <jon_sree@com.std.world>
Jos van der Meer - Sun Nederland <josm@com.sun.holland>
Joseph Fortt <jfortt@com.dorsai>
Juan A. Rodriguez-Sero <jars@edu.ucsd.coast>
Just trying to get it done <AHIMLER@edu.arizona.mis.misvax>
KORPELA@fi.uku
Kanchana Kanchanasut <kk@au.oz.mu.cs>
Kang Sun <ksun@edu.claremont.jarthur>
Kathleen Callaway [strandh] <kc@fr.greco-prog.geocub>
Keiji Kanazawa <kgk@edu.brown.cs>
Kevin Chambers <chambek@edu.orst.cs.jacobs>
Kevin Fitzpatrick <kfitzpa@edu.clemson.hubcap>
Kishore Krshna <krshna@edu.umass.ecs.batchr>
Krishna E. Bera <kebera@ca.on.ocunix.alzabo>
Laurence Davis <ldavis@edu.nwu.acns.casbah>
Lauri Lynn <lauri%codex@net.uu.uunet>
Laurie White <law@edu.armstrong>
Lawrence K. Kolodney <lkk@edu.mit.ai.altdorf>
Lord of Dyved <gwydion@edu.mit.ai.gnu>
Louiqa Raschid <louiqa@edu.umd.umiacs>
Luciano Serafini <serafini@it.irst>
M.SANVICENTE <A026@uk.ac.uea.cpc865>
MACAYA BRIAN R <bm2644@edu.albany.leah>
MARSHALL@uk.ac.man.cs
MAZUERA@edu.fau.acc
Mandy Haggith <hag@au.edu.gu.sct.gucis>
Manfred Aben <manfred@nl.uva.psy.swi>
Marc Picquendar <picquend@edu.umass.cs.unix1>
Marcos Ortiz <mgo@gov.inel>
Maria R. Saenz <saenz@cr.huracan>
Martin Newmark <newmark@com.solbourne.ninja>
Mats Wiren <mgw@se.liu.ida>
Mert Alberts <alberts@nl.utwente.cs>
Michael Carr <carr@edu.unc.cs>
Michael Gorodnitzky <mikegord@com.cts.pnet91>
Michael H. Kalantar <kalantar@edu.cornell.cs>
Michael Rothstein <rothstei@edu.kent.mcs>
Michael Travers <mt@edu.mit.media.media-lab>
Mike Ess <mae@com.craycos>
Miren Carranza <carranza@com.CLI>
Mohan Arkalgud <mohan@com.nynexst>
Mou-Yen Chen <mychen@edu.buffalo.cs>
Mr Paul Philbrow <pp@uk.ac.gla.cs>
Nigel Allen <ndallen@uucp.contact>
Owen Cooper <ckirk@com.mystic.seer>
PMARTIN@edu.UPENN.PENNSAS
Paolo Avesani <avesani@it.irst>
Pat Healey <ph@uk.ac.ed.cogsci>
Patricia Z. Rodriguez X5171 <RODRIGUEZ_P@com.ge.cho.cho006>
Paul Stravers <stravers@nl.tudelft.et.donau>
Paul van Arragon <prvanarragon@ca.uwaterloo.watdragon>
Peter H. Hellmonds <hellmond@edu.princeton.phoenix>
R.K. Kashyap <kashyap@edu.upenn.wharton.joshua>
Rachel Weiss <raw@uk.ac.ed.aipna>
Ralf Allrutz </S=allrutz/OU=wega/OU=tat/O=physik/PRMD=uni-tuebingen/ADMD= /@uk.ac.ean>
Raman R <rraman@com.pyramid.pyrps5>
Ramayya Kumar <kumar@de.uka.ira>
Randy Haynes <aan4839@mil.dla.dcrt.dcrtg2>
Rene G. Rodriguez <rene@edu.rice>
Ricardo E Sabat <rsabat@com.att.attmail>
Richard H. Miller <rick@edu.tmc.bcm.ssctr.crick>
Rick Innis <rick@uk.ac.ed.cstr>
Robert Dale <rda@uk.ac.ed.cogsci>
Robert.Biddle@nz.ac.vuw.comp
Roberto Hexsel <rh@uk.ac.ed.lfcs>
Romain Shaw <hxiao@ca.uwaterloo.violet>
S. Karthik <kart@edu.utexas.cerc>
S.Ramakrishnan <ramakris@edu.vt.cs.bloss>
Scott Fertig <fertig-scott@edu.YALE.CS>
Sheila Glasbey <srg@uk.ac.ed.aipna>
Sheila Rock (PhD 90) <sheilar@uk.ac.ed.aipna>
Simon Harriss <simonh@au.oz.swin.cs.saturn>
Stanier A <alan@uk.ac.sx>
Stefan Merten <merten@de.uni-kl.informatik.uklirb>
Stephen A Viller <sav@umist.cns>
Stephen P Crago <crago@edu.purdue.ecn>
Steve Fligelstone <eia002@lancs.cent1>
Subodh Bapat <bapat@uucp.rm1>
Subrata Kumar Das <das@uk.ac.hw.cs>
TIMO HARMO (FAC. OF SOC. SCI, U OF HELSINKI) <HARMO@fi.helsinki.cc>
Ted Lemon <mellon@com.dec.wse>
Teresa Anderson <ta@ed.edee>
Theodore Hope <hope@cr.huracan>
Timo Rossi <Timo.Rossi@fi.jyu>
Tony Plate <tap@edu.toronto.ai>
Truls S. Myklebust <truls@edu.cornell.cs>
Umit Yalcinalp <umit@edu.cwru.ces.alpha>
Upasana <upas@au.oz.canon.research>
Uwe Drouven <drouven@uucp.gmdzi>
Venu Dasigi <vdasigi@edu.wright.cs.valhalla>
Vikram Sethi <vikram@edu.pitt.cis.unix>
Vincent J Guinto <vjg@com.att.cblph>
W.A.Simon <alain%uucp.elevia@edu.mcgill.mcrcim.larry>
Werner Uhrig <werner@edu.utexas.ics.rascal>
Y.O. Busia <csd10@uk.ac.kl.seq1>
Ya-Xiang Yuan <yuan@edu.nwu.eecs.jupiter>
Yossarian Yggy King <yking@ca.ubc.cs>
Young-il Choo <choo-young-il@edu.yale.cs>
ajayshah (Ajay Shah) <ajayshah%edu.usc.alhena@edu.usc>
als@uk.ac.ed.lfcs
aversa@earn.itsictp
badr@edu.sunysb.sbcs
balder@nl.ecn
bleier (Alan Bleier) <bleier%bwnmr7@edu.harvard.das>
bmayoh@dk.aau.daimi
cts@uucp.dragon
deidrie@au.edu.uts.socs
dm@uk.ac.ed.aipna
douglas@com.boeing.atc
duul036 <duul036@org.fidonet.z1.n250.f98>
gideon@edu.utexas.cs
gopichand koganti <gopi@edu.odu.mem>
gregorio Varvakis <G.Varvakis@uk.ac.lut>
hnkst2@edu.pitt.lis.idis (labgsa Hanhwe -han- Kim)
ilham@edu.mit
ip151@no.uib.ii.brems
jane@uk.ac.ed.aipna
jhess@edu.uci.oac.orion
johnl@uk.ac.ed.aipna
jrocha@edu.sunysb.sbcs
kk@ed.aipna
larsaam@no.unit.idt (Lars Aasmund Maehle)
lbeltran@edu.berkeley.ced (Liliana Beltran)
londono@edu.wvnet.wvu.cerc.pendleton
lukose@au.oz.deakin
maotse@edu.MIT.ATHENA
marthae (Martha Escobar) <marthae%edu.usc.pollux@edu.usc>
mcfet@ca.sfu.cs
mdgp@uk.ac.ukc
nachi@au.oz.necisa.ho.necisa
othomas@edu.mit.athena
partain@edu.utk.cs
paul@uk.ac.ed.aipna
pbhyg!pacbell!jachano@com.pacbell
piak@ed.aifh
raja@edu.msu.cps
raul@com.intel.meso
reinders@nl.ecn
reiter@uk.ac.ed.aipna
rw@uk.ac.ed.castle
sahni@no.uib.ii.eik
shadrach todd <SHTODD@edu.vassar.vaxsar>
shem@york.minster
sirothe@com.PacBell.srv (Sheldon Rothenberg)
sklarew@edu.upenn.seas.eniac (Dann Sklarew)
spock!winston@net.uu.uunet
stephen t tirone <tirone@edu.buffalo.acsu>
steven@uk.ac.ed.cogsci
thomas ikuenobe <nvuxr!tik@com.bellcore.bellcore>
top@nl.ecn
trefftz@edu.msu.egr.frith
tyule@ca.lakeheadu.storm
urquijo@nl.philips.prl
valderru@fr.irit
vdasigi@edu.wright.cs.valhalla (Venu Dasigi)
vijay mehrotra <vijay@edu.stanford.jessica>
xanadu!thelema!STella@net.uu.uunet
xexeo@ch.cern.dxlaa
--
Ehud Reiter
(e.reiter@edinburgh.ac.uk)