chaynes@SUNFISH.CS.INDIANA.EDU (Chris Haynes) (09/14/90)
The results of ballot 1178/D4 on the IEEE "Standard for the SCHEME Programming Language" were as follows: 31 Affirmative 4 Negative 21 Abstentions with an 82% response rate and 88% affirmative response rate (not including abstentions). With this response, the standard easily passes ballotting. The draft standard editors are now making minor revisions based on feedback from both the negative and affirmative ballots. Though these changes are felt to be editorial, rather than "substantive", the revised version will be recirculated to the ballotting group with the negative ballots and comments on the revisions. Unless there are serious objections to the recirculated draft, it is expected that the IEEE Standards Board will approve the Scheme standard at its December meeting. The standard would then be published and available from the IEEE early in 1991. -- Christopher Haynes Chair, IEEE Working Group on Scheme