Re: Motion P1788/M0036.03: NO Flavors
I vote no, with the same arguments as Professor Gudenberg.
Alexandre Goldsztejn
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:38 PM, J. Wolff von Gudenberg
<wolff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear p1788
>
> I vote NO on motion 36 flavors.
>
> I appreciate very much the way how John is trying to keep everybody aboard.
> I like the idea of getting a better enclosure by modal arithmetic
> I see the importance of Kaucher intervals in algebraic extensions
>
> BUT
>
> We are preparing a standard, which should (and will) be progressive.
> As a standard P1788 has to fix or prescribe the rules for One flavor of
> intervals
> and NOT open up new alternatives.
>
> My second concern is the time.
> Those who favor modal arithmetic, may argue that 2 flavors are better
> I do not think we can manage to include this second flavor in our remaining
> time.
> BTW nobody has shown up to do the job of a technical editor for modal
> arithmetic.
>
> The key issue, however, is not HOW we include Kaucher arithmetic but IF.
> That should be clear before ways of inclusion are discussed.
>
> Hence, if there will be a decision to include Kaucher intervals, I will vote
> for flavors.
> I, indeed, think P1788 in its first version shall be for set-based intervals
> (motion 3) only.
>
> Juergen
>
>
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