Re: CD ROM Question
>From the 802.3 point of view I believe that the appropriate answer is:
November 1999
We will not get any additional material in between November and March and
it will show up as 4 months delay in getting the PDF for 1000BASE-T to the
members of 802.3.
Geoff
At 02:13 PM 9/1/99 -0700, Howard Frazier wrote:
>
>
>Dear SEC members,
>
>At the July meeting, we approved the production of a new 802 standards
>CDROM for distribution at the November meeting. In order to have the
>CDs ready for the meeting, I need the files by October 8th, to allow
>time for mastering, duplication, and shipping to Hawaii.
>
>According to the IEEE staff, the following new or revised standards will
>be ready for inclusion on the CD (in addition to all of the older stuff,
>of course):
>
>802.1Q-1998
>802.10a-1999
>802.3ab-1999
>8802-11: 1999
>
>However, 802.5t and 802.11a&b probably won't be ready in time, though they
>may be available in paper form for distribution at the November meeting.
>
>Based on this information, shall we go ahead and cut the CD, or wait
>until 802.5t and 802.11a&b are ready? I am not aware of any other 802
>standards that are likely to be approved and ready for the CD before
>the March 2000 meeting.
>
>Please answer by stating "November 1999" or "March 2000". Please answer
>by Friday, 9/3.
>
>If the consensus is to stick with November, I will stick with November.
>If the consensus is to delay until March, I will offer an SEC motion
>by email ballot to formalize that decision.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Howard Frazier
>
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