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P1788: M0030.01:Level_1_constructors



P1788,

I have received several votes on M0030.01:Level_1_constructors.  Thank you for your participation, but that motion has been withdrawn, amended, and is again in the discussion phase.  Baker's message is below.

George Corliss
George.Corliss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ralph Baker Kearfott <rbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Motion P1788/M0030.01:Level_1_constructors Withdrawn
> Date: February 28, 2012 6:56:09 AM CST
> To: John Pryce <j.d.pryce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stds-1788 <stds-1788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: <rbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> P-1788,
> 
> I herewith consider Motion 30.01 as withdrawn, and Motion 30.02 as
> submitted for discussion and vote.  Unless there is an objection,
> Motion 30.02 will have a shortened one-week discussion period.
> 
> I will separately call for a second for Motion 30.02.
> 
> Juergen: Can you please update the information on the web site?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Baker (acting chair)
> 
> On 02/28/2012 04:34 AM, John Pryce wrote:
>> Everyone
>> 
>> On 27 Feb 2012, at 11:01, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>>> I vote NO.
>>> 
>>> My vote would be changed to YES if the following were changed:
>>> The operation num2interval(x) is removed from the motion.
>> 
>> This comes from an oversight on my part. As Michel Hack (thank you) points out, I had removed num2interval(x) from the standard text to be voted on in Motion 31. And when submitting the revised Motion 30 I asked about it:
>> 
>> On 7 Feb 2012, at 11:35, John Pryce wrote:
>>> Also shall num2interval(x) be abolished as Vincent suggests? Views please. It can be re-invented at a language level.
>> but there was little or no response at the time, so I forgot to update Motion 30.
>> 
>> Anyway, now Vincent has brought this up, several people have voted No, for the same reasons as he has, and no one has expressed disagreement with him. Therefore I wish to take as a friendly amendment
>>  "That the operation num2interval(x) be removed from the motion."  (*)
>> 
>> Of the 5 possibilities listed by George Corliss on 27 Feb, I think
>>> 4.  Withdraw M0030.01 and introduce a new motion.
>> 
>> is the one that will keep things moving along, but I'll leave it to him and the Chair to decide.
>> 
>> Subject to their decision, my new motion, M0030.02, is the old motion M0030.01 as modified by (*). Do we need a short discussion period or can we go straight to a vote? I apologize for putting you all to the trouble, but I suppose everyone must re-cast their vote even if they already voted on M0030.01. If this were a face to face meeting we could do it more speedily.
>> 
>> John Pryce
>> 
> 
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