RE: [office] OpenDocument TC meeting minutes 2010-01-18

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

"Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamilton@acm.org> wrote on 01/18/2010 
02:40:11 PM:
> 
> Although it is what you said during the call, it is more accurate, under 
"*
> Discussion: ODF 1.0 maintenance", to say "An abstention does not reduce 
the
> number of Ayes required to approve the motion."  It seems that Nayes are
> quite different than abstentions, since they can overcome a special 
majority
> even when the special majority is achieved.
> 

Irrelevant, since no one is going to vote no on this ballot.  I'm more 
concerned with voting members neglecting to vote at all.

-Rob