RE: [vhdl-200x] Call for Vote: Motion to Amend Motion for 1076 PAR

> _X_ Approve (comments optional)

In my opinion, entity-based balloting equates to commercially/politically motivated balloting, and rightly so. There is a place for that, but not when balloting the technical contents of a standard.

--
John Aynsley
DOULOS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bailey, Stephen [mailto:SBailey@model.com]
> Sent: 30 June 2004 00:17
> To: 'VHDL-200x'
> Subject: [vhdl-200x] Call for Vote: Motion to Amend Motion 
> for 1076 PAR
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> This is a call for a vote on the motion put forth by Jim 
> Lewis (and seconded by Michael McNamara) to amend the motion 
> made by Peter Ashenden (and seconded by Dennis Brophy) for 
> the WG to approve a PAR for submission and approval by 
> DASC-SC and NESCOM.
> 
> The question being put to a vote of the WG:
> 
> Shall Peter's motion (see below) be amended as moved by Jim 
> Lewis such that the motion to be considered reads as follows:
> 
>   That the VASG approve the attached revision PAR for IEEE 
> Std 1076 with
>     the following changes:
> 
>       Item 11: Change to "Individual".
> 
>       Item 13: Change "1164 and 1076.2" to "1164, 1076.2 and 1076.3".
> 
>       Item 13:  Change "releated" to "related".
> 
>       Item 16:  Change "P364" to "P1364 (Verilog)".
> 
> _X_ Approve (comments optional)
> 
> ___ Disapprove (comments required)
> 
> ___ Abstain
> 
> 
> DASC P&Ps require a minimum voting period of at least 14 
> days.  The DASC chair has informed me that if I receive a 
> 100% response prior to the end of the 14 day period, I can 
> close the vote at that time.  The 100% response is determined 
> by the voting membership of the WG and includes abstentions.  
> If we are to make the 6 July cutoff date for NESCOM, then I 
> need everyone's timely response.  In the absence of 100% 
> response, the suspense date for this vote is 13 July 04, 7pm 
> US eastern time.
> 
> Peter Ashenden's originally stated motion:
> 
>     That the VASG approve the attached revision PAR for IEEE 
> Std 1076 with
>     the following changes:
> 
>       Item 11: Change to "Entity".
> 
>       Item 13: Change "1164 and 1076.2" to "1164, 1076.2 and 1076.3".
> 
> 
> Attachments:
> PAR-draft-2004-06-11.html:  The original draft PAR used as 
> the basis for Peter's motion.
> 
> example_JL_revised_par.html:  An example of the draft PAR 
> incorporating the changes specified in Jim's amendment motion.
> 
> 1076_wg_voting_roster_29Jun04.htm:  The current voting 
> membership of the WG.  Note that members that are in a red 
> font have lost voting membership for failing to meet the 
> participation requirements of submitting a vote in 2 of the 
> last 3 call for votes of the WG.  Note that some people have 
> not participated in 2 out the last 3 call for votes of the 
> WG.  Allowances are made for recently joined members (for 
> example, John Aynsley and Victor Berman) or for other members 
> who have been active in WG or subgroup meetings and on the 
> email reflector (for example, Francoise Martinolle -- who has 
> led the VHPI work, Dennis Brophy -- who has attended recent 
> WG meetings and been active on the email reflector, Ajayharsh 
> Varikat -- who is active in the IP encryption work and 
> attended the DAC meeting, etc.).  The chair is human.  If you 
> find your name in red font and believe you have met the 
> participation requirements, please send me an email so we can 
> resolve it.
> 
> Also, please let this be notice that the 2 out-of 3 
> participation rule will be monitored and enforced.  The 
> easiest way to keep your voting membership is to exercise 
> your vote (abstentions count for participation purposes)!
> 
>  
>  <<PAR-draft-2004-06-11.html>>  
> <<example_JL_revised_par.html>>  
> <<1076_wg_voting_roster_29Jun04.htm>> 
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