andrew@calvin.doc.ca (Andrew Patrick) (03/21/91)
This is the second official Call for Votes for the proposed newsgroup "comp.sources.reviewed". "Comp.sources.reviewed" will be a moderated newsgroup (moderator: Andrew Patrick [andrew@calvin.doc.ca]) with the following charter: "Comp.sources.reviewed" is a moderated newsgroup for the distribution of program sources that have been subjected to a Peer Review process. Similar to the process used for academic journals, submissions are sent to a moderator who then sends the sources to Peer Review volunteers for evaluation. The Reviewers are asked to provided a timely evaluation of the software by compiling and running it on their machine. If time does not permit them to complete a review, they are responsible for asking the moderator to select another reviewer. If the Moderator and Peer Reviewers judge a submission to be acceptable, the sources will be posted along with the written comments provided by the Reviewers. If a submission is not found to be acceptable, the submitter will be provided with the Reviewers' comments, and they will have the option of addressing those comments and submitting the sources again. Volunteers interested in reviewing sources for this newsgroup can send a note to "reviewed@calvin.doc.ca" to be placed on the list. Votes for and against this proposed group should be sent to votes@calvin.doc.ca Please specify in your Subject: line if you vote yes or no by including the words "yes" or "no" somewhere in the line, and then include in the body a clear statement of your preference: e.g., "I vote YES for comp.sources.reviewed." or e.g., "I vote NO for comp.sources.reviewed." The voting period will last from Feb. 28 1991 to March 31 1991. Technical Information on Reaching "calvin.doc.ca" ------------------------------------------------- "Calvin.doc.ca" is an Internet site that should be easily reachable from any network. For those who need more detailed information: The host "calvin.doc.ca" is directly connected to the Internet and uses an MX forwarder called "dgbt.doc.ca" (also known as "dgbt.crc.dnd.ca") (192.12.98.7). "calvin.doc.ca" is also reachable by UUCP using a path like: ...uunet!mnetor!lsuc!nrcaer!dgbt!calvin!votes -- Andrew Patrick, Ph.D. Department of Communications, Ottawa, CANADA andrew@calvin.doc.CA "The interface IS the program."