RE: Motion P1788/M0011.01:Basic Interval Arithmetic Operations: Voting period begins
I concur. The topic is very important, but judging by the reaction within our own community, the text is not written in a was that would make this importance clear.
I therefore vote NO on the text, but YES on the idea -- meaning that as soon as the text is redone, I will definitely vote Yes.
I know this is not proper according to our procedure. Maybe Alexandre, Frederic and others in constraints community will take a stab of editing ( or rewruiting) this motion?
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From: stds-1788@xxxxxxxx [stds-1788@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexandre Goldsztejn [alexandre.goldsztejn@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:29 AM
To: R. Baker Kearfott
Cc: stds-1788
Subject: Re: Motion P1788/M0011.01:Basic Interval Arithmetic Operations: Voting period begins
Dear all,
A motion on reverse operation is important: Reverse operations are
central for constraint programming, the latter being a significant
area of interval analysis.
That's why my vote is NO.
Rational: The motion on reverse operations should clearly show that
the three arguments extended interval division is necessary, and
should define one variable functions reverse operations (like sin,
cos, exp, ect.). The motion should also have a didactic role, since
reverse operations are not well known to the majority. However in my
opinion Motion 11.01 misses this later aim: For example Definition 8
is not clear to me, while it is the key point of this motion.
In case this motion is canceled e.g. by a NO majority, I will be
pleased to participate to the writing of an updated and polished
motion.
Best regards,
Alexandre
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:42 AM, R. Baker Kearfott <rbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> P-1788:
>
> The voting period for motion 11 has officially begun, and
> will continue until the end of March 22.
>
> Note: Discussion on this motion may continue. However,
> the motion itself should not be changed during the
> vote (so people know what their vote means).
>
> The usual rules for voting on position papers hold. In
> particular, a quorum of at least half of the registered
> members is needed, and a simple majority of that quorum
> is needed for the position paper to pass. The voting
> tabulator may extend the voting period if a quorum has
> not been met by the end.
>
> A copy of motion 11 can be found at
>
> http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1788
>
> Please contact me if you need the ID and password for
> the private area.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Baker
>
> P.S. Juergen: Please update the status of this motion in
> the web area.
>
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