Re: [Axiom-developer] A suggestion for Gold

[Waldek Hebisch]

Bill Page wrote:
> On 6/26/07, William Sit wrote:
> > The following email (with minor changes) was originally sent
> > to Tim and he replied: "Post your suggestion publicly. Ask
> > for a vote. We will go with the majority opinion. You get to
> > keep the final count."
> >
> > So please feel free to comment, and may be Bill Page can set
> > up a sandbox page to keep votes? (sorry, I don't have the
> > expertise).
> >
> 
> http://wiki.axiom-developer.org/VoteASuggestionForGold
> 
> When someone asks for a vote and it is seconded by another, William
> Sitt and Tim Daly in this case, I suppose the usual "rules-of-order"
> would say that we should just vote with a minimum of further
> discussion. But since we seem to be making the rules as we go, I can't
> resist the opportunity to make a few comments before deciding how I
> should vote.
> 

I was not sure if should say more in the recent version debate.  But
I feel that silence may be bad here and this is logical place to talk.

First, the vote may be interpreted as a vote about work that I
have done.  Custom in my country (and I suppose in most democracies)
tells that I should not vote in such case (and consequently I plan
not ot vote).  However to avoid confusion I must say that I fully
support William's proposal.  In fact, he very much articulated
pragmatic approach to Axiom developement that I tried to advocate.


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                              Waldek Hebisch
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