Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!dsl.pitt.edu!pitt!willett!ForthNet From: ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us (ForthNet articles from GEnie) Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: BASIS Feedback Message-ID: <1547.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us> Date: 18 Aug 90 02:36:23 GMT Organization: String, Scotch tape, and Paperclips. (in Pgh, PA) Lines: 65 Category 18, Topic 54 Message 72 Thu Aug 16, 1990 D.RUFFER [Dennis] at 23:50 EDT Re: wmb@MITCH.ENG.SUN.COM > > I just received BASIS12 in the mail today, and found parts of > > it to be rather disjointed. In particular, in one place the > > page number sequence goes 14 18 15 19 (pages 16 and 17 are > > apparently missing). > > 2 meetings ago, the (volunteer) BASIS editor resigned. The > assistant editor replaced him, lasted for one meeting, and then > moved to Africa. The BASIS 12 editor was doing the job for the > very first time, so its not surprising that a few mistakes crept > in. I did a little research into this problem today, and it definitely CAN NOT be blamed in the editor. Len did a marvelous job, considering all you mentioned and the short time he had to do it in (he actually had to go out and find a computer to do it on :-). No, he wasn't at fault, and I can report that only a few copies went out with missing pages. Mine is ok, and I believe the electronic version is also fine. If you are missing pages, give Heidi a call at (213) 372-8493 and she will send you the missing pages (boy is she going to hate me :-). She has already done this for others and I'm sure she will be glad (?) to fix yours up also. Just don't tell her I told you to call. Re: skip@rafos.UUCP (Skip Carter) > Maybe the committee should reconsider the format for the OFFICIAL > posting of such an important document ! Surely you jest! 1.) The electronic version, or the paper version, is NOT an "official" publication of the X3J14 Technical Committee, but they are merely providing access to the draft document "soley for the purpose of review and comment" (quoted from first page of the document). For a mere $10 you can receive a properly formatted, hard-copy version that can serve the same purpose as the electronic is intended to serve. Mail your check to: ANS ASC X3/X3J14 Technical Committee 111 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 300 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 2.) You want them to switch word processors at this late date? Name me one other word processor that has the capabilities and user accessability of Microsoft Word? Every IBM or Macintosh computer owner can either convert or use the file directly. Can you name a larger group of people who do not at least have access to someone from this group? 3.) Even if you can answer the above questions, are you volunteering to serve as editor? The volunteers who have stepped forward have choosen MS Word. If you think you can do a better job, show up at the meetings and volunteer to take care of it for us. BTW, to be an editor, you must attend the meetings and if you do not use MS Word or can not convert to it then you must figure out some way to convert the document for your use and figure out how to print it each time. FYI DaR ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated process. Report problems to: uunet!willett!dwp or dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us