Re: voting rules
Bradley, Peter C. MIS/CFD (bradlepc@pweh.com)
Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:36:25 -0400
>I'm with Rusty on this one. If someone has an incomplete knowledge of an
>issue, it makes absolutely no sense for them to vote on it. Should they flip
>a coin? Alternate between yes and no?
>
>I attend the MPI forum partly as an observer and partly to represent the
>specific needs and experience of my company. As an end user rather than a
>software vendor, it is certain that there are items that do not affect us,
>and
>that I do not feel qualified to comment on. In this case, the only
>responsible course of action is abstention.
>
> Pete Bradley
> Pratt & Whitney
>
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>>From: Rusty Lusk[SMTP:lusk@mcs.anl.gov]
>>Sent: Monday, September 30, 1996 4:37PM
>>To: mpi-core@antares.mcs.anl.gov
>>Subject: voting rules
>>
>>I am opposed to changing the voting rules. We are making good progress now
>>and I see no abuses that need correction. I do not identify abstention with
>>apathy at all. We have more abstentions than we often did in MPI-1 for two
>>reasons. We voted to add the MPI-IO community into the process at a
>>relatively late date, and many of them do not want to express an opinion on
>>matters that they are unfamiliar with. This is good. In addition, because
>>of
>>the success of MPI, several attendees are there to observe but not
>>participate. Since MPI is an open process, they should be welcome to do so,
>>and the presence of observers (abstainers) should not impact the result of
>>the
>>votes of those who do want to express an opinion.
>>
>>Rusty
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