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From: bga@bgalli.eds.com (Billy G. Allie)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: zoo'ed ibm-pc binaries?
Summary: A CALL TO VOTE: Changing the archive format of c.b.i.p to ZOO.
Message-ID: <336@bgalli.eds.com>
Date: 2 Mar 89 03:39:02 GMT
References: <77800004@sts> <77800007@sts>
Organization: BGA's home system, Dearborn MI
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In article <77800007@sts>, roy@sts.sts.com writes:
< Written  8:39 pm  Feb 27, 1989 by dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
< 
< Roy Bixler asked me if I might want to switch to using zoo format for
< comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  I told him that I would if that's the way users
< wanted to go, and suggested that he ask.  I will happily go with
< whatever the consensus is.
< 
< Rahul Dhesi
< End of text from sts:comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
< 
< I am collecting the votes via e-mail.  So far I've received about 20 - keep
< 'em coming!
< 
< Roy Bixler

Since Roy Bixler has agreed to collect the votes,  I think we should set
forth some guidelines for the vote.  A couple of minor points come to mind,
such as:

1.  When will the vote taking period begin.
2.  How long will the vote be taken before a winner is declared.

I propose that the voting last for 1 month, after which time the decision
will be announced.  I also recommend at least a 1 week delay to allow
discussions to take place concerning the pros and cons of the various
archive formats.

I know that Roy has already collected some of the votes, but I feel that
there is a need for the guidelines set before the voting begins.  In other
word, Roy, when will the voting begin and how long will the votes be
taken?
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