From whitlock@bugsy.zko.dec.com Wed Mar 22 22:03:18 2000 Received: from mailext04.compaq.com (mailext04.compaq.com [207.18.199.42]) by dkuug.dk (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id WAA87231 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:03:17 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from whitlock@bugsy.zko.dec.com) Received: by mailext04.compaq.com (Postfix, from userid 12345) id 60916104BB1; Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:03:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from mailint12.im.hou.compaq.com (mailint12.compaq.com [207.18.199.190]) by mailext04.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C646FB101 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:03:16 -0600 (CST) Received: by mailint12.im.hou.compaq.com (Postfix, from userid 12345) id C317A4FB15; Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:03:09 -0600 (CST) Received: from bugsy (bugsy.zko.dec.com [16.31.64.14]) by mailint12.im.hou.compaq.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 6651A4C902 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:03:09 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:59:08 -0500 Message-Id: <00032215590793@bugsy.zko.dec.com> From: whitlock@bugsy.zko.dec.com (Stan Whitlock (603)884-2011 ZKO2-3/N30) To: SC22WG5@dkuug.dk, X3J3@ncsa.uiuc.edu Subject: rules for Fortran 95 interpretation processing X-VMS-To: SC22WG5@DKUUG.DK,X3J3@NCSA.UIUC.EDU,CC To WG5 and J3: At the Feb-2000 J3 meeting, we passed a set of rules about how interpretations to the Fortran 95 Standard should be handled. John Reid, as WG convenor, made some adjustments to the WG5 procedures. The rules are listed below and will be included in the 006 document when it is ready. 0. All interpretations are listed in J3 standing document 006. 1. Interpretations are processed by the J3/interp group and given a number. An answer is formulated and presented to J3 in a meeting paper. 2. J3 votes on the answer at a J3 meeting; a simple majority vote marks the answer as "passed by J3 meeting". 3. Between J3 meetings the chair of /interp sends a J3 letter ballot to J3 to approve interp answers that have been "passed by J3 meeting". The letter ballot runs for 30 days. Not voting on a J3 letter ballot is equivalent to missing a J3 meeting, with subsequent negative effects on J3 membership. An interp answer passes by a 2/3rds vote; a no vote must be accompanied by an explanation of the changes necessary to change the member's vote to yes. J3/interp reserves the right to recall an interp answer for more study even if the answer passes. 4. The chair of J3/interp gathers all interp answers that are marked "passed by J3 letter ballot" and forwards them to the WG5 convenor. The WG5 convenor holds a ballot of individual members; a no vote must be accompanied by an explanation of the changes necessary to change the member's vote to yes. The answers that pass this ballot become "WG5 approved". J3/interp reserves the right to recall an interp answer for more study even if the answer passes. 5. "WG5 approved" answers are processed into a corrigendum document by taking the edits from the interp answers and putting them in the format required by ISO. A WG5 vote is made on forwarding the corrigendum to SC22. /Stan Whitlock chair J3/interp