reiter@castle.ed.ac.uk (Ehud Reiter) (04/23/91)
proposed: comp.society.development (computers in developing countries) -- Second (and final) CALL FOR VOTES on creating this newsgroup -- MASS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of votes received through 21 April 1991 HOW TO VOTE: Reply to this message (or otherwise e-mail reiter@castle.ed.ac.uk) with one of the following subject lines: yes for comp.society.development no for comp.society.development Please use this exact wording, if possible, as that enables vote-counting to be partially automated. The body of the message will be ignored, and can be blank. Votes must be e-mailed, they cannot be posted. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED, PLEASE DO NOT VOTE AGAIN! All votes must be *received* by me by 23:59GMT on 8 May 1991. ********************************************************************* DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED NEWSGROUP: 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. **************************************************************************** MASS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF VOTES RECEIVED AS OF 21 APRIL 1991. International e-mail to the UK does occasionally get lost, so people who have voted from other countries may wish to double-check that their name appears on the following list. <206 votes received - sorted in alphabetic order on From: field> A.J.S.Santiago@ed A.ROCHAFILHO <A027@uk.ac.uea.cpc865> Ajit Sanzgiri <sanzgiri@com.metaphor.bombay> Akinwale A Akinpelu <aaa@com.att.homxa> Alan Bundy <bundy@uk.ac.ed.aipna> Alayne McGregor <alayne@ca.gandalf.geas> 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> Arne Henrik Juul <arnej@no.unit.lise> Ashok Gupta <gupta@uk.co.phil.prl> Bal Prasad <bprasad@edu.hawaii.eng.wiliki> Barnabas Chirombo <chirombo@ca.uwo.csd> Beverly Erlebacher <erlebach@edu.toronto.turing> Bob Weissman <bob@com.omni> Brian Duke <B_DUKE@au.edu.ntu.darwin> C J A Da Silva <cds@uk.ac.ed.lfcs> CABRALES@edu.unt.acs.vaxb Carl Rigney <cdr@com.amd> Cesar Galindo-Legaria <cesar@edu.harvard.das> Charleen Bunjiovianna Stoner <charleen@com.ads> Charlotte A Weise <weise@edu.pitt.cis.unix> Chip Rosenthal <chip@com.unicom.chinacat> Chris Williams <ckiw@edu.toronto.ai> Chris.Reynolds <reynolds@au.csiro.dit.syd> Christian Haider <haider@uucp.gmdzi> Craig E. Ward <cew@edu.isi> D Zanother <cs2dz1@uk.ac.stir.forth> Daniel Jacobson <danj1@com.att.ihlpz> Darrell J. Parsons <parsons@edu.toronto.csri> Dave V. Schaller <schaller@com.hsi.hsi86> David Neal Miller <dnmiller@edu.ohio-state.acs.magnus> David Robinson <david@gov.nasa.jpl.elroy> Diana Bental <diana@uk.ac.ed.aipna> Dick Dunn <rcd@com.isc.ico> Dickson Lukose <lukose@au.oz.deakin> Don Ewart <DEWART@edu.hawaii.uhcc.uhccvx> Don Porter <Don_Porter@edu.rpi.mts> Ed Robertson <edrbtsn@edu.indiana.cs.iuvax> Ed Y Hiheta <ed@com.nec.sj.tdd> Edgardo Richards <richards@cr.huracan> Edison H.W. Wong <edisonw@gov.nih.nlm> Edwin Blake <edwin@nl.cwi> Eelco Vriezekolk <wsineel@nl.tue.win.info> Fabio Silva <fabio@uk.ac.ed.lfcs> 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> Gilford T. Hapanyengwi <gilford@edu.vanderbilt.vuse> Glenn Gould <gilles@ca.mcgill.ee.thor> Glenn M Cooley <gmc@com.att.wisvr> Grant (G.E.)Martin <GMARTIN@ca.bnr> Hector A Geffner <hector@com.ibm.watson> Hector Ruben Cordero-Guzman <tato@edu.uchicago.midway> Helen Lowe <hcl@uk.ac.ed.aipna> 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> JOSERP@earn.buenga J_GUTIERREZ@edu.clu.upr.upr1 Jack Campin <jack@uk.ac.gla.cs> Jamey Graham <jamey@com.ricoh.crc.gualala> Javier S. Pareja <javier@jp.ac.u-tokyo.cc.tansei> Jim Clarke <jamesc@uk.ac.hw.cs> Jim Roche <roche@edu.rochester.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> Jon (Chris) Connelly <jcc@edu.duke.cs> Jon Harder <jon@com.uci.kracken> Jon Sreekanth <jon_sree@com.std.world> Kanchana Kanchanasut <kk@au.oz.mu.cs> Kang Sun <ksun@edu.claremont.jarthur> Karl Tombre <tombre@fr.crin.loria> Kathleen Callaway [strandh] <kc@fr.greco-prog.geocub> Keiji Kanazawa <kgk@edu.brown.cs> Kevin Chambers <chambek@edu.orst.cs.jacobs> Kim DeVaughn <ked01@com.amdahl.ccc.juts> Kishore Krshna <krshna@edu.umass.ecs.batchr> Krishna E. Bera <kebera@ca.on.ocunix.alzabo> Lauri Lynn <lauri%codex@net.uu.uunet> Laurie White <law@edu.armstrong> Leonard Peirce <peirce@edu.wmich.cc.gumby> 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> Mandy Haggith <hag@au.edu.gu.sct.gucis> 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 C. Berch <mcb@com.ig.presto> Michael Carr <carr@edu.unc.cs> 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> Mike Pelletier <stealth@edu.umich.engin.caen> Miren Carranza <carranza@com.CLI> Mr Paul Philbrow <pp@uk.ac.gla.cs> Neil Rickert <rickert@edu.niu.cs> News Administrator @ Wolves <wolves.uucp!news@org.mcnc> Nigel Allen <ndallen@uucp.contact> Norman Yarvin <yarvin-norman@edu.yale.cs> Pat Healey <ph@uk.ac.ed.cogsci> Paul Stravers <stravers@nl.tudelft.et.donau> 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> Randall Atkinson <rja7m@edu.virginia.cs.uvacs> Randy Haynes <aan4839@mil.dla.dcrt.dcrtg2> Rene G. Rodriguez <rene@edu.rice> Rich Thomson <rthomson@com.es.dsd> Richard H. Miller <rick@edu.tmc.bcm.ssctr.crick> Rick Innis <rick@uk.ac.ed.cstr> Robert Dale <rda@uk.ac.ed.cogsci> Robert Newstadt <newstadt@edu.ucla.cs> 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> 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 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> Teresa Anderson <ta@ed.edee> Theodore Hope <hope@cr.huracan> Timothy VanFosson <timv@edu.uiowa.ccad.cadfx> Tom Fitzgerald <fitz@com.wang> Tom Jaskiewicz <tj@com.alliant> Upasana <upas@au.oz.canon.research> 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> 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 gideon@edu.utexas.cs goehring@edu.purdue.cc.mentor 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 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 maotse@edu.MIT.ATHENA marthae (Martha Escobar) <marthae%edu.usc.pollux@edu.usc> mdgp@uk.ac.ukc othomas@edu.mit.athena paul@uk.ac.ed.aipna pbhyg!pacbell!jachano@com.pacbell piak@ed.aifh raja@edu.msu.cps raul@com.intel.meso 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 steven@uk.ac.ed.cogsci thomas ikuenobe <nvuxr!tik@com.bellcore.bellcore> trefftz@edu.msu.egr.frith urquijo@nl.philips.prl valderru@fr.irit vdasigi@edu.wright.cs.valhalla (Venu Dasigi) wyatt (Bill Wyatt) <wyatt%cfa0@edu.harvard.das> xanadu!thelema!STella@net.uu.uunet -- Ehud Reiter (e.reiter@edinburgh.ac.uk)