P1788Ù Motion to amend Motion P1788/M0001.01_StandardizedNotation needs a second

[Michel Hack <hack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wonder whether Nathalie forgot that Motion P1788/M0001.01 is about the
notation to be used *in* the standard, and *not* a prescription for code
to be conforming to the standard.  Excerpt from the original motion:

   The P1788 standard will initially use the notation proposed
   in the paper "Standardized notation in interval analysis" ...

   This notation will be open to amendment after sufficient
   experience of using it.

So the question is what the standard means when it writes "aa < bb".
This has to be defined from the beginning.  Replacing the definition
currently in the offending three sentences might make sense, but
removing it does not.  In any case, look at the second sentence of
my cited excerpt.

So I suggest we let this amendment die without a second.

Michel.
Sent: 2009-02-15 19:02:34 UTC