Re: [Fwd: SUO: Gathering questions and issues with IEEE motion]
Jim,
There is a very simple need: to reduce the constant level of bickering.
> You ask why we just don't vote again? My answer is that we took a
> vote, which I believe was valid, so there is no need to take another one.
The goal of every standards project is to reach a consensus,
and any standard that does not have the overwhelming approval
of the committee is doomed.
A legal decision to force people to shut up leaves a very bad taste
in everybody's mouth -- winners, losers, and onlookers. The best and
simplest way to stop the wrangling is to ask the SUO members to voice
their opinion -- it is known as a vote.
It's so simple. It would cut the crap. And as I pointed out --
win, lose, or draw -- a vote would allow the SUMO developers to
continue their work as before. The only difference is that we would
put an end to the legal shenanigans.
John