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Motion 6, hopefully final version

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On 11 Aug 2009, at 02:35, Ralph Baker Kearfott wrote:

I have just noticed that the discussion period for Motion 6 was
supposed to have ended on August 4.  (I missed it because I was
in Vermont visiting my daughter.)

John, can you formulate any friendly amendments and send the
package to me?  I will then announce the official beginning of
the voting period.
As requested I circulate herewith version 4 (hopefully final) of Position Paper 13, "TEXT AND RATIONALE FOR MOTION 6: MULTI-FORMAT SUPPORT", on which the vote will be conducted. 

Also as requested by the Chair, here is a brief change-history.
2009 April 21. Original version of motion 6 circulated in plain text form.
June 9. Following extended criticism and discussion, version 2 of plain text has a clearer statement of the motion, new "Overall aims" section, improved Definitions, and introduces the SRSF, SRMF, MRMF concepts.
June 29. Typeset version produced as a Position Paper, mostly similar to previous plain text.
July 14. Typeset version, revised, circulated as Position Paper PP013 and motion 6 formally re-submitted. Revisions with help from Arnold Neumaier, Ulrich Kulisch and others improve notation and make it consistent with Motion 5. Statement of motion simplified and made more precise.
July 14 - August 11. Meaning of "interval mapping", "interval function" clarified. After comment by Vincent Lefevre, abstract/ concrete "floating-point format" renamed "number format" (so af- format, cf-format become an-format, cn-format). Other minor corrections. Vincent also proposes support for MRMF in "valid" mode be included in motion.
Today Aug 11. In this final version I have modified what is said about MRMF support in the rationale, but have not included Vincent's proposed words in the motion. Instead, the Chair has suggested Vincent proposes a separate motion covering MRMF support. 

Best wishes

John Pryce

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