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Subject: BASIS Feedback
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Date: 27 Feb 91 03:08:59 GMT
Organization: (n.) to be organized.  But that's not important right now.
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Category 10,  Topic 35
Message 134       Mon Feb 25, 1991
D.RUFFER [Dennis]            at 23:15 EST
 
Re: B.RODRIGUEZ2 [Brad]
 From: Elizabeth Rather, Chair X3J14

 >> ...We will have a chance to make comments etc. when it gets to
 >> the dpANS stage.
 >
 > Actually, that's not quite right.  Whe it gets to dpANS we are
 > reduced to a binary yes/no decision.  The only time we get to
 > have directed and specific input is during the evolution of
 > BASIS, i.e., right now.
 >
 > Yes, you can make comments to ANSI, but these will only serve to
 > influence their accept/reject decision.  If enough negative
 > comments are received, ANSI will send it back for more work.
 > There's no "line item veto" of dpANS.

To Brad and anyone else sharing this misconception:

During the 4 month public review period of a dpANS, ANSI accepts and forwards
to us all technical comments, and requires us to respond to each one, either
by making a change (if someone has pointed out a flaw which we agree needs
mending) or by explaining, satisfactorily what we've done and why.  They not
only monitor our responses for adequacy, they ask the commentor to comment on
the response.  A dpANS is very much subject to line-item *scrutiny* by the
public and ANSI is perfectly capable of requiring us to fix any item they feel
is inadequate or bad.  There's no difference in the things you can respond to
in a dpANS vs. BASIS - the difference is that ANSI monitors your comments and
our responses.  So go ahead and be just as "directed and specific" as you want
to.  You're guarenteed an audience.
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