RESULT: comp.sys.stratus passes 192:11

This posting contains the results of the ballot on the formation of comp.sys.stratus, an unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of Stratus computers and all software running on those platforms.

Voting opened on September 4th and closed at midnight on October 2nd 1992. In that period a total of 203 votes were received, 192 in favour of the creation of the newsgroup and 11 opposing its formation. One ambiguous vote remained unresolved at the close of voting.

These results exceed the guideline requirements for the formation of a new newsgroup, which are that there be at least 100 more votes in favour of the group than against, and that at least two thirds of the votes be in favour.

The guidelines now call for a five-day waiting period, beginning when this posting appears in news.announce.newgroups, during which objections to the vote tally or vote procedures may be raised. The appropriate forum for such discussion is news.groups, to which followups have been directed.

If no serious objections are registered by the end of the waiting period the group will be created by David Lawrence, moderator of news.announce.newgroups.

Voting results follow:

YES votes, in favour of group creation, were received from:

"Andy Pardue" <shared!andyp_at_uunet.UU.NET>
"Greg Weber" <weber_at_orsun.saic.com>
"Lee W. Cooprider" <lee_at_bluefuzz.sw.stratus.com>
"OCB::PUGHJ"_at_STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV

	Andrew_Klepacki_at_vos.stratus.com
	B.J.  08-Sep-1992 1032 <herbison_at_erlang.enet.dec.com>
	Barbara_Sinsabaugh_at_vos.stratus.com
	Ben_Santello_at_vos.stratus.com
	Ben_Sprachman_at_vos.stratus.com
	Berny Goodheart <berny_at_scoucer.tandem.com.au>
	Bill_Everts_at_vos.stratus.com
	Bob_Bird_at_vos.stratus.com
	Brian_Haley_at_vos.stratus.com
	Bruce_Chapman_at_vos.stratus.com
	Carl_Ellison_at_vos.stratus.com
	Cecile_Stadler_at_vos.stratus.com
	Chris_Barr_at_vos.stratus.com
	Cliff_Atwood_at_vos.stratus.com
	D.W.Wright_at_bnr.co.uk
	Dan_StSauveur_at_vos.stratus.com
	Dave_Challis_at_vos.stratus.com
	Dave_Durant_at_vos.stratus.com
	Deric_Shea_at_vos.stratus.com
	Ed Trumbull <trumbull_at_unx.sas.com>
	Eric_Engberg_at_vos.stratus.com
	Gary_Dixon_at_vos.stratus.com
	George_Malits_at_vos.stratus.com
	George_Pacil_at_vos.stratus.com
	Glenn_Butler_at_vos.stratus.com
	Herb_Norris_at_vos.stratus.com
	Hirvonen_Lauri_ICL_at_smail.relay.icl.fi
	Howard_Ship_at_vos.stratus.com
	Ian Parkin <twod_at_socrates.demon.co.uk>
	Jeff Berkowitz <jjb_at_sequent.com>
	Jim Halpin <halpin_at_turkey.sw.stratus.com>
	Joe Sweeney <jsweeney_at_encore.com>
	Joe_Galietto_at_vos.stratus.com
	John Braden <braden_at_lincoln.diag.stratus.com>
	Jukka Petteri Vesanen <s31900w_at_puukko.hut.fi>
	Katherine Lowndes <C09875D4_at_WUVMD.Wustl.Edu>
	Ken Fischer <0003025888_at_mcimail.com>
	Kevin James <0003248511_at_mcimail.com>
	Marcos_Szydlo_at_vos.stratus.com
	Margaret_Fieland_at_vos.stratus.com
	Mark_Sherman_at_transarc.com
	Martin A. Lodahl <malodah_at_pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
	Michael Salmon <Michael.Salmon_at_eos.ericsson.se>
	Michael_Dosik_at_vos.stratus.com
	Mikael_Rykatkin_at_vos.stratus.com
	Mike_Homberg_at_vos.stratus.com
	Nick_Bryan_at_vos.stratus.com
	Nicolas_Tamburri_at_vos.stratus.com
	Paul_Farinha_at_vos.stratus.com
	Paul_Green_at_vos.stratus.com
	Perry_Yin_at_vos.stratus.com
	Phil_Kramer_at_vos.stratus.com
	RHYNE J D <jrq_at_stc06.ctd.ornl.gov>
	Richard Wendland <richard_at_praxis.co.uk>
	Richard_Ahrens_at_vos.stratus.com
	Richard_Loring_at_vos.stratus.com
	Richard_Mortimer_at_vos.stratus.com
	Rick_Savoia_at_vos.stratus.com
	Sanje_Kak_at_vos.stratus.com
	Sascha Wildner <swildner_at_channelz.GUN.de>
	Steve_Ketcham_at_vos.stratus.com
	Stuart Matthews <srm_at_praxis.co.uk>
	Susan_Lemish_at_vos.stratus.com
	Tim_Hill_at_vos.stratus.com
	Tom Green <tgreen_at_alta.sw.stratus.com>
	Tom_Moser_at_vos.stratus.com
	Tom_Wright_at_vos.stratus.com
	Victor_To_at_vos.stratus.com
	adam_at_paix.sw.stratus.com (Mark Adam)
	allan_at_eskimo.celestial.com (Christopher Stewart)
	alliance!debbiek_at_uunet.UU.NET (Debbie Keyes)
	amy_at_vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Amy McNulty)
	anh_at_velveeta (Anh_Nguyen)
	ansaldo_at_fstop.hw.stratus.com (Bob Ansaldo)
	at278_at_cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Andy Miller)
	banks_at_neptune.iex.com (Nathan Banks)
	berger_at_itpo.sw.stratus.com (Mike Berger)
	brian_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Brian DeForest)
	btarbox_at_dewanee.sw.stratus.com (Brian Tarbox)
	cac_at_cheddar (Chris_Clabaugh)
	carol_at_eskimo.celestial.com (Carol Brown)
	cblpn!phd_at_att
	cdt_at_rocket.sw.stratus.com (C. D. Tavares)
	charley_at_cruisin (Charley Rich)
	charlie_at_tucson.az.stratus.com (Charles_Spitzer)
	cheim_at_delta.sw.stratus.com (Craig Heim)
	chuck_at_novus.com (Chuck Stern)
	close_at_stonehenge.diag.stratus.com (Randy Close)
	csa_at_pennies.sw.stratus.com (Chris Arthur)
	dan_at_cedb.dpcsys.org (Dan Busarow)
	dan_at_tucson.az.stratus.com (Dan Danz)
	daveu_at_zap.sw.stratus.com (Dave Utter)
	dbul_at_phoenix.az.stratus.com (David Bulkow)
	deepak_at_indetech.com (Deepak Sharma)
	denap_at_valhalla.sw.stratus.com (Tom DeNapoli)
	dennist_at_zen.cac.stratus.com (Dennis Tetreault)
	deshaw!moraes_at_cmcl2.NYU.EDU (Mark Moraes)
	ekho_at_ttsrv2.ttl.fi (Holmberg Esa ttl)
	ender_at_velveeta (Ender_Wiggin)
	eriks_at_delmont.sw.stratus.com (Erik Synnestvedt)
	etxaax_at_beppe.ericsson.se (Anders Axelsson)
	fms_at_hoop.sw.stratus.com (Faith Senie)
	furbish_at_ripple.sw.stratus.com (Kevin Furbish)
	gb_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (George Bunting)
	gbader_at_email.bony.com
	gbs_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (George B. Smith)
	geoff%siamese_at_sj.ate.slb.com (Geoff Peck)
	george_at_aol.com (George Browning)
	ggw_at_wolves.Durham.NC.US (Gregory G. Woodbury)
	harley_at_radbug.hw.stratus.com (Peter W. Oelerich)
	jdan_at_phoenix.az.stratus.com (Judy Danz)
	jfraize_at_bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (John Fraise)
	jmann_at_vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
	joel_at_velveeta (Joel_Schmidt)
	joelm_at_velveeta (Joel_Marx)
	john_at_novus.com
	joseph_at_asl.dl.nec.com	(V. John Joseph)
	kdj_at_mrbt.sw.stratus.com (Ken Jordan)
	kgreer_at_velveeta (Kim_Greer)
	kvk_at_questor.sw.stratus.com (Ken Koellner)
	leavitt_at_mordor.hw.stratus.com (Will Leavitt)
	lebrun_at_ll.mit.edu (Steven F. LeBrun)
	lepine_at_monaco.diag.stratus.com (Don Lepine)
	liscousk_at_mudslide.sw.stratus.com (Jeffrey Liscouski)
	lmann_at_vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Laurie Mann)
	lpb_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Len Bucuvalas)
	marben/G=Mark/S=DeCoursey/O=Marben_US_at_mhs.attmail.com
	markh_at_tesla.hw.stratus.com (Mark Himelfarb)
	mc/G=Patricia/S=Sherman/OU=0205928_at_mhs.attmail.com
	mcigate!rmwise_at_csn.org (Bob_Wise)
	mcurry_at_odin.sw.stratus.com (Mike Curry)
	merk!uvmark!todd (Todd Cooper)
	mv_at_dasc.nl (Martin Viet)
	nazir_at_jets.sw.stratus.com (Meer Nazir)
	neil_at_ripple.sw.stratus.com (Neil Swinton)
	nick_at_eskimo.celestial.com (Nick Adami)
	paetzold_at_adams.sw.stratus.com (Kevin Paetzold)
	parul_at_zeb.sw.stratus.com (Parul Nanavati)
	pearl_at_spectacle.sw.stratus.com (Dan Pearl)
	pearson_steven_at_tandem.com (Steven R. Pearson)
	pelle_at_wahlstrom.sw.stratus.com (Pelle Wahlstrom)
	peterm_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Peter Moyer)
	ram_at_iti.gov.sg (Ram S. Kidambi (SE))
	rick_at_crick.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller)
	rschmitt_at_menemsha.sw.stratus.com (Richard Schmitt)
	rsulack_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Rick Sulack)
	ruman_at_maemaster.eng.uci.edu (ruman)
	saaf_at_beppe.ericsson.se (Jonny Saaf)
	scherf_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Steve Scherf)
	scol_at_phoenix.az.stratus.com (Scott Colbath)
	sdpage_at_andersen.co.uk (Stephen Page)
	shared!bradn_at_uunet.UU.NET (Brad Nelson)
	shared!brunol_at_uunet.UU.NET (Bruno Larsen)
	shared!craigm_at_uunet.UU.NET (Craig Mixon)
	shared!davidw_at_uunet.UU.NET (David Wasserman)
	shared!glenc_at_uunet.UU.NET (Glen Cogswell)
	shared!hollyc_at_uunet.UU.NET (Holly Cowan)
	shared!jimf_at_uunet.UU.NET (Jim Franklin)
	shared!jimw_at_uunet.UU.NET (Jim Weaver)
	shared!joel_at_uunet.UU.NET (Joe Largent)
	shared!johnf_at_uunet.UU.NET (John Fusselman)
	shared!johnp_at_uunet.UU.NET (John Plattner)
	shared!johnt_at_uunet.UU.NET (John Torkelson)
	shared!larryl_at_uunet.UU.NET (Larry Liu)
	shared!louz_at_uunet.UU.NET (Lou Zastoupil)
	shared!miked_at_uunet.UU.NET (Mike daSilva)
	shared!mikek_at_uunet.UU.NET (Mike Kenny)
	shared!peterw_at_uunet.UU.NET (Peter Webb)
	shared!philh_at_uunet.UU.NET (Phil Hellerman)
	shared!randallc_at_uunet.UU.NET (shell)
	shared!richardb_at_uunet.UU.NET (Richard Broussard  x4858)
	shared!scottf_at_uunet.UU.NET (Scott Fort)
	shuford_at_cs.utk.edu
	smcgee_at_lunch.sw.stratus.com (Stephen McGee)
	srogers_at_tad.eds.com (Steve Rogers)
	st-andy!larry_at_uunet.UU.NET (Larry Martell)
	st-andy!rich_at_uunet.UU.NET (Richard Jata)
	st-andy!victor_at_uunet.UU.NET (Victor Morvillo)
	st_at_bbl.be (Simon Townsend)
	syoung%pecanpi.UUCP_at_mathcs.emory.edu
	tarl_at_apache.sw.stratus.com (Tarl Neustaedter)
	ti_at_bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)
	tlb_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Terry Bringazi)
	tmm_at_world.std.com (Tom M Moravansky)
	tob_at_raider.raidernet.com (Tom O. Barron)
	tomc_at_stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Tom Clark)
	winter_at_gressenhall.sw.stratus.com (Brian Winter)
	wrj_at_tridom.com (Wes Jones)

NO votes, in opposition to group creation, were received from:

"Eric J. Olson" <ejo_at_kaja.gi.alaska.edu>

	Bill_Snapper_at_vos.stratus.com
	Bruce Anderson <scubed!sagpd1!banderso_at_ames>
	Sven Heinicke <sven_at_cs.widener.edu>
	al_at_stanley.cis.brown.edu (Andre Lehovich)
	austin_at_franklin.com (Austin G. Hastings)
	claude_at_trc.mew.mei.co.jp (Claude Huss)
	khalid_at_bunce.hw.stratus.com (Khalid Chishti)
	mech%mdis1_at_wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Miguel Echavarria)
	pseudo!mjn_at_uunet.UU.NET (Murray Nesbitt)
	rvireday_at_pldote.intel.com (~Vireday)

Voting closed without resolution of an ambiguous vote from

        Nick_Bryan_at_vos.stratus.com

Regards, Mike.

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