Re: MSC Study Group for Interval Arithmetic.

[Mike Cowlishaw <MFC@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Geoff, you are quoting out of context.  Bob's note started with:

> The function of a study group is to sanction the first meetings of the 
> group.  The work of the study group is to gather the interested parties 
> and to develop the PAR.   This can take as little as a day or as long as 

> the 6 month limit.
>
> The next deadline could be the have the PAR ready for the Feb 10 2008 
> submission date to NesCom. That is probably to aggressive as I still 
need 
> the MSC to agree by vote on this PAR.

It is only after that process (an agreed PAR) that the working group can 
make progress, of course.

All this is detailed on the IEEE Standards Association website. 

Mike

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"Geoff Thompson" <gthompso@xxxxxxxxxx> 
29/01/2008 18:26

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Bob-

At 08:34 AM 1/29/2008 , Bob Davis wrote:
> The working group can take 1 day to ~4 years(more than 7 in the 754 case) 

> to finish the draft and start the balloting process.

The above statement is incorrect.
I do not believe that you can form a balloting group without a PAR
I do not believe that you can start balloting without a balloting group

Further, any group which had a PAR and did not hold itself open to outside 

participation during the draft formulation phase (by reducing that time 
period to essentially zero) would be appeal bait.

Sincerely,

Geoff Thompson







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