MPI 2.1

[William Gropp <gropp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to the MPI 2.1 discussions

The MPI 2.1 web page is available at http://www.mpi-forum.org/mpi2_1/ 
index.htm .  This page contains a link to the current errata  
discussion (please use this link through the forum page, as we may  
move this page in the future).  You will find on this page many  
issues that have been raised and are still open, as well as a draft  
ballot for the third round of errata items.  All items are open for  
discussion and new items may be submitted to mpi-21@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or  
to mpi-comments@xxxxxxxxxxxxx .

The first order of business is to determine the rules for voting.   
The rules that the MPI Forum has been using are posted on the MPI 2.1  
web page (http://www.mpi-forum.org/mpi2_1/index.htm); the history of  
errata votes (linked off of that page) shows which institutions have  
participated in the last two ballots.  I suggest that we discuss  
updates to these rules to address the fact that we probably won't  
have face-to-face meetings, at least in the beginning.  Then the  
current voting members (based on the last two votes) can vote on that  
rule change.

Discussions of the technical issues can start at any time (in fact,  
the page of issues has been available since before the original  
errata discussions).   Send mail about these issues to mpi-21@mpi- 
forum.org .

Bill