Re: Motion P1788/0023.01:NoMidRad -- VOTING PERIOD BEGINS
Paul,
OK. People may interpret it however they wish. However, my
intent was to voice the interpretations put forward both in the
email discussions and in the in-person meeting in Lyon last week.
In particular, there seemed to be a consensus at that in-person
meeting that the intention of the motion was as I indicated.
Also, I wish to warn against being too pedantic about motions
on positions only (as opposed to actual standards wordings),
lest we get too bogged down on things that won't matter in
the end.
Sincerely,
Baker
On 10/10/2010 11:59, Paul Zimmermann wrote:
Baker,
Here, let us agree that "support" in this motion means that
operations on the object, possibly including accuracy and
reproducibility requirements, are explicitly defined in the
standard. Also, by "nonstandard intervals," let us agree that
this means Kaucher arithmetic. (Otherwise, one might think "nonstandard"
meant "anything not in the standard," something that would
not make sense in this context.)
since the discussion period has now ended, it is too late to (re)define what
this motion means. This should have been done during the discussion period.
If you believe this motion is not sufficiently precise, please ask the
proposers to withdraw and resubmit it. As acting chair, I believe you have
no special right that allows you to redefine the motion. Am I wrong?
Paul Zimmermann
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