-=> On 12-09-03  17:08,  Ward Dossche <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Snooze submission <=-

 WD> We do not have to make much of an issue out of this. What I would like
 WD> to  have is a version where it is visualy easily 
 WD> distinguishable what proposed text will be replacing 
 WD> "what", or "what" is going to be deleted. A full ASCII-
 WD> version is fine too, I just don't want to have the current 
 WD> policy, then have a number of loose updates and having to 
 WD> figure out for myself how it might look in the end.

   In one way of looking at it -- that is what you have, a full ASCII
   version which shows what is replacing what.   E.g., rip out the old
   section 8 and replace with the new one.  You can read them side by
   side to see how the changes were made.  In some cases it is only a
   few words that are changed, or (as in the impeachment of IC section)
   only references to the other section numbers which changed.  In other
   cases, the entire sub-section got replaced.

 WD> As for distribution of files, there have been cases when 
 WD> files have been part of the Fidonews-archive-bundle.
 
 > What format would you want for voting?  Ascii file with changes in
 > place, complete document?  The document that was produced is close to
 > a DIFF file as could be, and thus does not include all of the
 > unchanged sections.
 WD> 
 WD> Personally I would like to see a full text version that 

   I take it that by full text you mean including all of the sections
   which were not changed?

 WD> will be used as a basis for the RC's to address the IC with
 WD> their request to initiate a referendum. Call it P5.01.00 or 
 ....
 WD> At this time I don't want any policy-crunchers to spoil the fun. The
 WD> current  document says that a vote is always about a complete 
 WD> policy, not about individual articles. It is mentioned 
 WD> verbatim like that in P4, couldn't get any clearer I'd say.

  I can work on putting current P4 into Word, and then doing the changes
  with change bars etc.   I think that I can produce a PDF file from it
  (I have a free utility that prints to PDF).  It will be at least this
  weekend before I can begin, but it should not take long.  Send me your
  email address where I can mail it when I am done.

  Same offer goes to anyone else who would want it in that form.

                        dale (at) min (dot) net
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