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Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Motion for electronic distribution of standards to 802+++closes 10 OCT 2007



I echo the comments of Bob G. and John L. and also vote disapprove.

Carl
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG 
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Grow, Bob
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 1:04 PM
> To: Paul Nikolich; STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
> Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Motion for 
> electronic distribution of standards to 802+++closes 10 OCT 2007
> 
> I must vote disapprove on this motion.
> 
> While I would like to support electronic distribution, there 
> is too much
> in this that requires further thought.  Bandwidth is a problem, and we
> are only talking mitigation ideas, we don't have a committed solution.
> It is important in maintenance to have archival copies of superseded
> standards (something the old CD-ROMs provide, but burn it yourself is
> less robust on).  Similar challenges for reloading my archive when I
> have to go back to sources. 
> 
> I'm afraid the costs of pressing a few more copies isn't 
> compelling.  I
> only find one positive arguments for the current motion with it's less
> than crisply defined specification, more frequent update of standards.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
> [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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