RE: [docbook-tc] Call for Vote - DocBook v5.0

["Dick Hamilton" <rlhamilton@frii.com>]

Mary,

Since my memory is pretty sketchy (and things may have changed:),
can you confirm whether or not individual members have a vote in
this kind of ballot? I seem to remember not, but just in case...

Thanks,
Dick

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary McRae [mailto:mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org] 
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:42 PM
> To: Norman Walsh
> Cc: docbook-tc@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [docbook-tc] Call for Vote - DocBook v5.0
> 
> 
> Hi Norm,
> 
> It's always best not to try to remember these things, because 
> when the  
> rules change even though you've remembered correctly you're 
> no longer  
> correct ;)
> 
> We changed it a while back to 15% yes (a minimum of 47 'yes' 
> votes are  
> required for this particular ballot) with not less than 25% no votes  
> of total votes cast.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Mary
> 
> 
> Mary P McRae
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> 
> On Oct 19, 2009, at 3:19 PM, Norman Walsh wrote:
> 
> > Mary McRae <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org> writes:
> >> This is a Call For Vote to approve the following Committee
> >> Specification set as an OASIS Standard:
> >>
> >> The DocBook Schema Version 5.0
> >
> > Hi Mary,
> >
> > Just to make sure I'm remembering this correctly, a 
> successful ballot
> > is one which gets at least 10% "Yes" votes and less than 10% "No"
> > votes, is that right, or are there other criteria?
> >
> >                                        Be seeing you,
> >                                          norm
> >
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