(j3.2006) [Fwd: [incits-ct22] P754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic -- Ballot Terminated]

[Keith Bierman]

On Sep 12, 2007, at 8:12 AM, Dan Nagle wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It now appears that 754r has failed.
> How and when it may be restarted is not clear,
> at least, not clear to me.
>
This is how it goes.




Begin forwarded message:

> From: David Hough 754R work <754r at ucbtest.org>
> Date: September 12, 2007 12:02:42 AM MDT
> To: numeric-interest at ucbtest.org
> Subject: [Numeric-interest] 754R ballot process restarted
>
>
>
> As explained below, the current 754R balloting process has produced  
> more
> changes than can be clearly encompassed with change bars, so a new  
> ballot
> group will be established and a new draft issued for additional  
> cycle(s) of
> comment.
>
> This note is advanced warning of a forthcoming call for  
> participation in a new
> Sponsor Ballot group.
> I hope that more persons with knowledge of language design and  
> computational
> applications programming will participate as balloters when the  
> invitation
> is opened.
> Note that participation in an IEEE Sponsor Ballot is a significant  
> commitment,
> not to be undertaken lightly:
>
>  * Membership in IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA)
>  or a participation fee must be paid.
>  For IEEE members, IEEE-SA membership is an additional $35/year.
>
>  * Sponsor Ballot group members <b>must</b> return ballots.
>  The ballot fails if significant numbers
>  of ballot group members fail to act.
>
>  * NO ballots <b>must</b> be accompanied by lists of changes that  
> would
>  convert a NO ballot to a YES.
>
>  * It is anticipated that there might be several cycles of balloting,
>  response, revision, and resubmittal.
>
> ********************************************************************** 
> ********
>
> From: Bob Davis
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Cc: "C/MSC/754_WG Chair" <bob at scsi.com>, "C/MSC Project Staff  
> Liaison" <m.zaman at ieee.org>
> Subject: P754 has been terminated by the sponsor
>
>
> This notification is to advise you that the
> P754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic
> sponsor has decided to terminate this ballot due to
>
> The current draft of the P754 Standard for Floating Point  
> Arithmetic has change significantly from the review of comments  
> received and reorganization into a more organized document.  These  
> changes were driven by more than 400 comments on the first ballot,
> 127 comments on the first recirculation and now over 224 comments  
> on the second recirculation.
>
> Major changes include:
>     1.The moving the normative annexes into the main body of the text.
>     2. The addition of a clause on reproducible results for  
> computations using this standard
>     3. The possible addition of extendable precision formats.
>     4. The expansion on the treatment of transcendental and other  
> functions
>
> These changes have modified the draft to the point that it is not  
> feasible to have a clear document showing changes from the original  
> balloted draft to the current draft; any such document would show  
> mostly change and hence would be less useful than
> considering the new draft as a whole.
>
> This has led to a requirement to re-ballot the draft. Because of  
> the inability of the myBallot tool to cope with a re-ballot using  
> the existing ballot panel, a new call for participation must be  
> issued, and a new ballot group created.  We do hope that the
> current ballot group will sign on to the new ballot group.
> I am starting this process at this time with a 15 day ballot  
> invitation.
>
> Because of the large changes with respect to language standards,  
> participation from language experts is requested in the review of  
> this new draft.
>
> This invitation will go to the existing ballot group and to the 754  
> mailing list and the MSC mailing list.  This is also an opportunity  
> for other interested parties to sign up for the ballot. Please  
> forward the invitation to any interested parties.
>
>
> This means that the ballot group has been disbanded.  If the ballot
> starts again from the invitation stage, you must re-enroll in the  
> ballot
> group when the sponsor initiates that function.
>
> Thank you.
>
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