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Matthew,
Thank you for sending this
informal objection, because it helps me remember how it played out.
What you cite was not a formal
appeal, so it stood that the motion passed.
Here's some background.
RRO, which all IEEE working
groups except us follow, count only YES and NO votes when determining
majority. Bob Spillers submitted an informal appeal in 2002 and the IEEE
Standards Association overturned the original SUMO vote, directing us to include
ABSTAINS.
Mixed in to this direction were emails quoting laws and policies that could
be interpreted to require we include ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and perhaps
even ALL VOTING MEMBERS.
But the specific direction was to include ABSTIANS, which is what we are
following, even though no other IEEE organizations were so directed. The
CS SAB Chair, our sponsor, advised me to follow this direction.
Yes, there is confusion, but I strongly suggest we leave things as they
currently are.
Jim
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