Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Motion for electronic distribution of standards to 802+++closes 10 OCT 2007
I disapprove.
A major reason for my disapproval is this:
"It could be provided in a single, burnable
CD-ROM image that contains all the material and would be accessible only
once burned to a CD-R."
I don't think the inconvenience to all our members of burning their own
CDs so they can use the material is acceptable. Overall, it is better to
burn the CDs all in a batch and hand them out.
I am also concerned that we don't know what external network load this
will cause - network access disruption during a meeting can severely hit
our meeting efficiency. Also, what do to recover if members find they
can't download due to network problems?
I am willing to change my vote - though not happily as I still think the
tangible CD is an advantage - if
1. the downloaded standards are usable pdf files just as we get when
downloading from IEEE/IEL or Get802 without having to go to the step of
writing them to a CD (having them packaged in something like a zip file
openable for extraction would be acceptable) and
2. the download is done with local bandwidth or it can be shown that the
additional bandwidth for download (x Mbytes times number of attendees)
won't substantially effect our external connection.
Regards,
Pat
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[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Shellhammer, Steve
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:16 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Motion for electronic
distribution of standards to 802+++closes 10 OCT 2007
Approve.
In terms of implementation I think the user should have the option of
downloading either all the files or just select files of interest. I
also would hope that it would NOT be in a format that then needs to be
written to a CD, as I think I saw in one email. A simple FTP server
with all the files would likely work just fine.
Regards,
Steve
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[mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Paul Nikolich
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 2:15 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Motion for electronic
distribution of standards to 802+++closes 10 OCT 2007
Dear EC members,
Below is a motion from Bob O'Hara regarding distribution of material
previously on the 802 CD-ROM via electronic means. It is scheduled to
close
15 days from now, 10OCT2007. I delegate the conduct of this ballot to
Bob.
Please cast your ballot via the EC reflector.
Regards,
--Paul Nikolich
"Moved: to authorize the expenditure of no more than $2,000.00 to
create, on
IEEE servers, a secured web site that will allow attendees registered at
an
802 plenary meeting to download the material previously made available
via
an annual distribution of a CD-ROM. The download facility will be
available
only during the weeks of an 802 plenary session, from 8am on Monday
until
6pm on Friday."
Opens: 26 SEP 2007; Closes 10 OCT 2007
Mover: Bob O'Hara
Seconder: Stuart Kerry
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