LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group comp.lang.python
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comp.lang.python The Python computer language.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 GMT, 17 March 1994.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact asolovay@geoworks.com. For questions about the
proposed group contact smiale@cs.indiana.edu (Steven Miale).
The vote-taker will post each CFV to the Python mailing list at
python-list@cwi.nl shortly after it is posted to
news.announce.newsgroups. He will send an abridged RESULT posting
(without the full list of voters) to the mailing list after voting
ends; the full RESULTs will be posted to all the newsgroups where the
CFV was posted.
CHARTER
Comp.lang.python is an unmoderated newsgroup which will serve
as a forum for discussing the Python computer language. The
group will serve both those who just program in Python and
those who work on developing the language. Topics that
may be discussed include:
- announcements of new versions of the language and
applications written in Python.
- discussion on the internals of the Python language.
- general information about the language.
- discussion on programming in Python.
RATIONALE
Python is a relatively new very-high-level language developed in
Amsterdam. Python is a simple, object-oriented procedural language,
with features taken from ABC, Icon, Modula-3, and C/C++.
Its central goal is to provide the best of both worlds: the dynamic
nature of scripting languages like Perl/TCL/REXX, but also support for
general programming found in the more traditional languages like Icon,
C, Modula,...
Currently there is a mailing list with over 130 subscribers.
The activity of this list is high, and to make handling the
traffic more reasonable, a newsgroup is being proposed. We
also feel that comp.lang.misc would not be a suitable forum
for this volume of discussion on a particular language.
HOW TO VOTE
Send MAIL to: votes@geoworks.com
Just "Replying" to this post should work if you are not reading this
on a mailing list, and if your newsreader honors the "reply-to" line.
Double-check the address before sending your ballot.
Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
I vote YES on comp.lang.python
I vote NO on comp.lang.python
You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. The
votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered
correctly.
Each person may vote only once, no matter how many accounts he or she
may have. Also, only one ballot will be accepted from any account, no
matter how many people may share it. If more than one vote is received
from any person or any account, only the last vote received will be
counted.
Addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the final
voting results list. All ballots received are kept in the UVV archives
(including "cancelled" and invalid ballots). The vote files are made
available to the moderator of news.announce.newgroups on request. They
may also, at the discretion of the UVV, be made more widely available
if there is a controversy concerning the vote.
BOUNCE LIST (as of March 7, 1994)
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The following people sent valid EMail ballots to me, but my EMail
acknowledgement to them bounced. You need not resend your vote; your
ballot has been accepted. If you would like to double-check how you
voted, send EMail to <asolovay@geoworks.com>.
unmoderated group comp.lang.python Bounce Ack List
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