From: moliver@pyramid.com (Mike Oliver)
Subject: CFV: comp.sys.stratus
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: CFV Stratus VOS FTX System/88 CPS-32
Organization: Pyramid Technology
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 20:59:23 GMT

This is a formal Call For Votes (CFV) for the formation of a new Usenet
newsgroup, comp.sys.stratus, as described below.  The RFD for this
group was originated by Bob Wise (rmwise@apdev.mci.com) and was posted
in news.announce.newgroups on August 4th 1992.  Discussion in
news.groups in the ensuing 30-day period has been favourable, and no
significant objections to the group's name or charter have been raised.

The newsgroup will be constituted as follows:

    Name:	comp.sys.stratus

    Status:	unmoderated

    Charter:    Discussion of Stratus hardware and any and all software
		that runs on it.  Discussion will include Stratus
		hardware badged by other vendors, including the IBM
		System/88 and the Olivetti CPS-32 lines, and will
		include the VOS, FTX I (SVR3) and FTX II (SVR4)
		operating systems and applications executing over those
		operating systems.

Vote addresses:

	"Yes" votes (in support of the formation of comp.sys.stratus as
	described) should be sent to

		stratus-yes@pyramid.com

	"No" votes (in opposition to the formation of comp.sys.stratus
	as described) should be sent to

		stratus-no@pyramid.com

	You may change your vote at any time before the expiry of the
	voting period by simply submitting a new vote.  The last vote
	to be cast by any given individual before the end of the voting
	period will be counted; earlier votes cast by that individual
	will be discarded.

Vote format:

	Votes should carry a subject line confirming the voter's
	intent, either "I vote yes on comp.sys.stratus" or "I vote no
	on comp.sys.stratus" as appropriate.  Variations in subject
	line format will be accepted as long as the intent is clearly
	expressed.  If the vote carries an empty subject line the
	message body will be inspected for confirmation of voting
	intent.

Votes sent as replies to the CFV:

	Votes sent as replies to the originator of this CFV
	(moliver@pyramid.com) will be counted as "yes" or "no" votes
	according to their subject line or message body.

Ambiguous vote resolution:

	Ambiguous votes -- those whose subject lines do not make clear
	the voter's intent, or whose subject line clashes with the vote
	address -- sent to either the vote addresses or the reply
	address will, where possible, be returned to their senders for
	clarification.  Ambiguous votes which can not by returned to
	their senders or for which no clarification is provided will be
	identified in vote mass acknowledgements and in the final vote
	tally.

Voting period:

	Votes will be collected for a period beginning when this CFV is
	approved for publication in news.announce.newgroups and ending
	at midnight on Friday October 2nd 1992.  Votes arriving at the
	voting addresses or the reply address after the expiration of
	the voting period will be discarded.

And remember, it's one person, one vote.

Regards, Mike.
-- 
moliver@pyramid.com
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