CFV: comp.sys.harris

CFV: comp.sys.harris

[Dean Anneser]

                            CALL FOR VOTES
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NEWSGROUP:
  comp.sys.harris

STATUS: Unmoderated

CHARTER:
  The newsgroup 'comp.sys.harris' would be a forum for discussing issues
  relating to Harris Computer Systems' H-Series, HCX, and the Night Hawk
  family of computers.  It is expected that most of the traffic would relate
  to the Night Hawk (being Harris' latest offering), however, discussions
  of older platforms are certainly welcome.

  Harris' business focus is on real-time computing.  A primary target market
  of the symmetric multiprocessor Night Hawk is real-time simulation and data
  acquisition.  It is hoped that Harris users from all fields (aerospace,
  education, research, engineering, government, manufacturing, simulation,
  etc.) would participate in this newsgroup.  

  A 'comp.sys.harris' newsgroup would provide its readers an opportunity
  to network with other users to share experiences of hardware and software
  solutions, request and receive help from other users in solving specific
  problems, and identify solutions for unique applications.  While Harris
  employees are welcome to join the discussions, this group is not intended
  as an alternative to the standard Harris support channels.

RATIONALE: 
  The Harris users group (HUE - Harris Users' Exchange, est. 1976) publishes
  a quarterly bulletin that to date has been the only formal communications
  channel.  Because participation in a newsgroup is easy, immediate, and
  spontaneous, it is hoped this will encourage and facilitate information
  sharing among Harris users.

CONTENT:
  Hardware
  - Harris Night Hawks
  - interfacing 3rd party products

  Software
  - ported public domain software (GNU and others)
  - software releases, discussion and announcements
  - languages (Ada, C, Fortran)
  - applications

  System
  - administration
  - system tuning
  - real-time issues
  - benchmarking and performance measurement
  - bugs and workarounds

  System administration
  - security

  Miscellaneaous
  - conferences
  - jobs available
  - other events of interest for Harris users
  - used hardware forsale
  - h/w & s/w wish list items

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDRESSES:
  The voting period is from 1 April 93 through 30 April 93.

  All votes should be sent to:
     Internet:       anneser@pwfire.pweh.utc.com   or
                     anneser%clbdev@pwfire.pweh.utc.com
     Uucp:           uunet!pwa-b!anneser

  "Yes" votes (in support of the formation of comp.sys.harris as described)
  should contain a line of the form:

     "VOTE: lastname, firstname [email address] : YES"

  "No" votes (in opposition of the formation of comp.sys.harris as described)
  should contain a line of the form:

     "VOTE: lastname, firstname [email address] : NO"

  Variations in subject line format and message body will be accepted
  as long as the intent is clearly expressed.

  Voting Rules:

  - One vote per person. If you vote more than once, only the *last* of
    those votes will count.  Therefore if you change your mind about
    the vote, you can send a new vote, which invalidates the old vote,
    as long as it is within the voting period.

  - Ambiguous votes will be invalidated.  Ambiguous votes contain neither YES
    nor NO, or contain both, or are conditional, such as "I vote ... if ..."

  - Votes posted to any newsgroup will NOT be counted.

  - According to the USENET rules, in order for the new group to be created,
    at least 2/3 of the votes must be "YES", and there must be at least 100
    more "YES" votes than "NO" votes.

  - For more details on the voting rules being followed, refer to article
    <spaf-howto_715578991@cs.purdue.edu> in news.announce.newgroups.
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Dean W. Anneser                  Pratt & Whitney Aircraft     
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