One more week of discussion Re: Motion 6, hopefully final version

["R. Baker Kearfott" <rbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, John for making the changes clear.

It seems reasonable to allow one more week of discussion.  I will 
therefore initiate the formal
voting on this motion on Tuesday, August 18.  Please freely comment on 
it in the interim.

Best regards to all,

Baker
(vice-chair, P1788 working group)

John Pryce wrote:
> P1788 members
>
> 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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