Re: PAC: MT 10 (voting by mail)

[Eduardo Gutentag <eduardo.gutentag@eng.sun.com>]

I believe I've already voted on this, but I don't have my "Sent"
mail available currently, so let me vote again: 3


Jon Bosak wrote:
> 
> [tallen@sonic.net:]
> 
> | This is in relation to holidays and weekends.  How about "seven
> | calendar days"?
> 
> That still doesn't solve the general problem.
> 
> There is a reason that we have the concept of "business day" in
> English, and so far nothing beyond the three alternatives I've
> already suggested captures that.  Here are the alternatives
> proposed so far that address the issue:
> 
> 1. Every year, have the board determine the holiday schedule for
>    all OASIS TCs.  Advantage: uniformity of planning across
>    different activities.
> 
> 2. Every year, have each TC determine its holiday schedule for the
>    year and adopt it as a standing rule.  (Remember that standing
>    rules require a 2/3 majority for adoption.)  Advantage: the TC
>    takes into account the observances of its individual members.
> 
> 3. As in #1, but allow TCs to override the holiday schedule set by
>    the board.  Advantage: maybe the best of both.
> 
> Please either choose one of these solutions to the problem or
> propose an alternative that actually solves this problem rather
> than solving some other problem.
> 
> Jon

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