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From: D Muxworthy <dtm@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk>
Subject: Report Scope
To: Jeanne Martin <jtm@llnl.gov>
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Jeanne,

When I finally got round, after the event, to reading the pre-meeting
distribution for SC22 I was somewhat put out to see the the US National
Activity Report to SC22 (SC22 N1184) was purporting to report on matters
outside its scope, for example it was reporting to SC22 on activities in the
APL, C++ and Fortran working groups of SC22. 

The Fortran report for one gave an odd interpretation of events.  For example
the setting up of an L12 type committee was discussed in Rotterdam (minutes
section 8) and did not arise solely as a result of the presentation in Lund;
(and isn't a TAG a group, not an individual?). 

The matter was raised at the BSI Programming Languages Committee meeting
yesterday and it transpired that I was not the only one who found it odd.  The
main problem is that SC22 could get conflicting messages about WG activities
and take inappropriate decisions as a result.  The only possible action this
time of course is an informal request to the compiler of the report that it not
happen in future.  It was suggested yesterday that the best approach would be
from the WG convenors concerned and that is the reason for this message to
you. 

I am copying it to SC22WG5 so that members can comment to you if they wish. 
If no-one else feels you should take the matter up I will not pursue it. 

David