From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Mitchell Wand" Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: [Scheme Steering Committee announcements] Scheme Language Steering Committee election: preliminary announcement Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:16:44 -0400 Message-ID: <1bd18ad50809232216n236ebfadoad8930b9a4060ae5__29416.5662177422$1222233644$gmane$org@mail.gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1112534699==" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1222233581 31677 80.91.229.12 (24 Sep 2008 05:19:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:19:41 +0000 (UTC) To: "Scheme List" Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 24 07:20:38 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-user@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KiMnk-00013c-E2 for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:20:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39195 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KiMmi-0003rH-4S for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:19:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KiMmb-0003pw-P8 for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:19:25 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KiMma-0003of-Lp for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:19:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48275 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KiMmY-0003nD-Oe; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:19:22 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.ccs.neu.edu ([129.10.116.54]:34531) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KiMmY-000817-Ba; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:19:22 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.ccs.neu.edu) by lists.ccs.neu.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KiMlj-0007Ye-0d; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:18:47 -0400 Original-Received: from [10.0.0.1] (helo=rv-out-0708.google.com) by lists.ccs.neu.edu with smtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KiMkD-0007YW-VI for scheme-announcements@lists.ccs.neu.edu; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:17:37 -0400 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Original-Hostname: rv-out-0708.google.com Original-Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com (rv-out-0708.google.com [209.85.198.243]) by localhost (TC-3.1.009); Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:16:54 -0400 Original-Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b17so2318393rvf.46 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:16:44 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.141.170.10 with SMTP id x10mr3222671rvo.105.1222233404446; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:16:44 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.141.35.6 with HTTP; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:16:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Sender-Auth: b6f400e454c5b8a5 X-BeenThere: scheme-announcements@lists.ccs.neu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9 X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:6809 Archived-At: --===============1112534699== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_14702_22968407.1222233404440" ------=_Part_14702_22968407.1222233404440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline The current Scheme Language Steering Committee was appointed in January, 2004. We have seen the Scheme Standardization process, as envisioned in the charter from November, 2003, through to the ratification of the R6RS in 2007. We believe that the R6RS is not the end of the Scheme language standardization process, and that the Scheme language must continue to evolve. However, it was never our intention to be "Scheme Czars for Life." It is time to turn the process over to other hands, so that the Scheme language will remain alive and healthy for years to come. The Scheme Standardization Charter says, "The Steering Committee itself shall establish procedures for replacing its members." It is therefore our intention to hold an election to replace ourselves. Our plan is to publish a detailed plan and have a period for comments on the plan, as we did for the ratification process. I announced this at the Scheme Workshop in Victoria, British Columbia on 9/20/08, so I am announcing it to this list now. We still have a few details to iron out (and I'm travelling for the next several weeks), so I expect the draft plan and official opening of the comment period to take place sometime in October. The mailing list r6rs-discuss@lists.r6rs.org is open now for discussion on this topic. For Alan and Guy, --Mitch Wand ------=_Part_14702_22968407.1222233404440 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
The current Scheme Language Steering Committee was appointed in
January, 2004.  We have seen the Scheme Standardization process, as
envisioned in the charter from November, 2003, through to the ratification
of the R6RS in 2007. 

We believe that the R6RS is not the end of the Scheme language
standardization process, and that the Scheme language must continue to
evolve.

However, it was never our intention to be "Scheme Czars for Life."  It is
time to turn the process over to other hands, so that the Scheme
language will remain alive and healthy for years to come.

The Scheme Standardization Charter says, "The Steering Committee
itself shall establish procedures for replacing its members."  It is
therefore our intention to hold an election to replace ourselves.

Our plan is to publish a detailed plan and have a period for comments
on the plan, as we did for the ratification process.

I announced this at the Scheme Workshop in Victoria, British
Columbia on 9/20/08, so I am announcing it to this list now.  We still
have a few details to iron out (and I'm travelling for the next
several weeks), so I expect the draft plan and official opening of the
comment period to take place sometime in October.

The mailing list r6rs-discuss@lists.r6rs.org is open now for discussion on this topic.

For Alan and Guy,
--Mitch Wand



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