From pfeilgm@jmu.edu Mon Jan 12 07:00:24 1998 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: pfeilgm@jmu.edu Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,comp.sys.pen Subject: RFD: comp.sys.wearables Followup-To: news.groups Message-ID: <884616521.9630@isc.org> Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Archive-Name: comp.sys.wearables Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:48:41 GMT Lines: 96 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:9693 news.groups:269888 comp.sys.handhelds:32768 comp.sys.laptops:112905 comp.sys.newton.misc:90026 comp.sys.newton.programmer:17646 comp.sys.palmtops:95494 comp.sys.palmtops.pilot:1024 comp.sys.pen:16325 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) unmoderated group comp.sys.wearables This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.wearables. This is not a Call For Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details are below. Newsgroup lines: comp.sys.wearables Wearable computers and their applications. RATIONALE: comp.sys.wearables A wearable computer is exactly that: a miniature computer which can be (and is) worn. Often the CPU will be attached to the belt or in some sort of satchel. A heads-up display, such as VR glasses, is used along with some kind of input device, usually a one-handed keyboard. The purpose of these machines is to make a personal computer truly personal. The user no longer has to stay confined to a desk and chair to access their information, it is with them wherever they are. The wearable computer is a step forward in information availability. There is a contingent of compuphiles who either are, or are interested in, working with wearable computers. There are currently newsgroups for both laptop and palmtop computers, but neither of these properly contains the niche of the wearable computer. Since most wearable users operate in Unix and frequent Usenet in order to keep up-to-date in the field, they will easily find and subscribe to this group. This newsgroup will also bring together the subscribers of any local wearable groups that may exist at locations such as MIT and CMU, hopefully increasing the speed at which this technology proceeds. CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. END CHARTER. PROCEDURE: This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens. All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups. This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any questions about the process. DISTRIBUTION: This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sys.handhelds, comp.sys.laptops, comp.sys.newton.misc, comp.sys.newton.programmer, comp.sys.palmtops, comp.sys.palmtops.pilot, comp.sys.pen the following mailing list: wear-hard@haven.org (building a wearable computer) Subscribe via: wear-hard-request@haven.org with the subject: subscribe and the following web page: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~pfeilgm/comp_sys_wearables.txt Proponent: Gregory Martin Pfeil From rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu Thu Apr 16 03:00:08 1998 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: "R. Paul McCarty" Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,comp.sys.pen Subject: 2nd RFD: comp.sys.wearables moderated Followup-To: news.groups Message-ID: <892720165.25323@isc.org> Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Archive-Name: comp.sys.wearables Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:49:25 GMT Lines: 179 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:9964 news.groups:278651 comp.sys.handhelds:38116 comp.sys.laptops:125700 comp.sys.newton.misc:100452 comp.sys.newton.programmer:19412 comp.sys.palmtops:103435 comp.sys.palmtops.pilot:11662 comp.sys.pen:16914 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) moderated group comp.sys.wearables This is the second formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a world-wide moderated Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.wearables. This is not a Call For Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details are below. CHANGES from previous RFD: * change from unmoderated to moderated newsgroup Newsgroup lines: comp.sys.wearables Wearable computers and their applications. (Moderated) RATIONALE: comp.sys.wearables A wearable computer is exactly that: a miniature computer which can be (and is) worn. Often the CPU will be attached to the belt or in some sort of satchel. A heads-up display, such as VR glasses, is used along with some kind of input device, usually a one-handed keyboard. The purpose of these machines is to make a personal computer truly personal. The user no longer has to stay confined to a desk and chair to access their information, it is with them wherever they are. The wearable computer is a step forward in information availability. There is a contingent of compuphiles who either are, or are interested in, working with wearable computers. There are currently newsgroups for both laptop and palmtop computers, but neither of these properly contains the niche of the wearable computer. Since most wearable users operate in Unix and frequent Usenet in order to keep up-to-date in the field, they will easily find and subscribe to this group. This newsgroup will also bring together the subscribers of any local wearable groups that may exist at locations such as MIT and CMU, hopefully increasing the speed at which this technology proceeds. CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements for wearable and related products and services may be allowed at the human moderators' discretion, but will be generally prohibited. Moderation Policy The moderation policy will combine robo-moderation and a moderation group to set standards for discussion. The group will also issue a monthly posting listing the groups charter and posting guidelines. The robo-moderator shall search every submission to comp.sys.wearables for certain trigger words, forwarding any submissions containing these trigger words to the panel of human moderators for review. The list of trigger words is maintained by the moderators, who will add words as needed and at the moderators' discretion. Moderators will then review the article and promptly post it to comp.sys.wearables provided it is consistent with the charter for comp.sys.wearables. In addition to discussion of wearables as outlined above discussion of the charter itself for comp.sys.wearables, the moderators, moderation policies, and related groups and the differences between this group and related groups, and the formation of new groups similar to or derived from comp.sys.wearables is acceptable, but subject to the moderators' discretion. An express poster list will be maintained to allow known posters to the group (such as the moderators) to be posted automatically. Submissions from those not on the express poster list, will be subject to trigger word checks and human moderation as discussed above. Posters can be added to or removed from the express posting list by any moderator. If a post is rejected by both the robo-moderator and the human moderators a message may be sent to the poster to explain the reasons for rejection. Only one moderator need accept an article for it to be posted to the comp.sys.wearables. In the event that a single human moderator strongly objects to a post, they may block posting by sending a message to all moderators and requesting a discussion of the post. If there is concensus that the message should not be posted (if at least 50% of the moderators objects to the post) it will not be posted. The initial moderation group will be composed of those listed below in the moderator information section. Additional moderators may be recruited from the readership as demand warrants. If a moderator wants to retire from the moderation panel, he or she agrees to make a public statement at least one month prior to retirement so that a replacement moderator may be found. When vacancies occur, anyone may volunteer to become a moderator or advisor with the consent of more than half of the current moderation panel. Moderators or advisors may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the moderation panel. Moderators may request to be put on inactive status due to personal demands. If this inactive status exceeds six months, the moderator position will be considered vacant, and a replacement may be sought. Disclaimer - The moderators of this newsgroup are not responsible for truthfulness or legality of any of the posts. - The approval of a post by a moderator is NOT an endorsement by the moderator or board. - Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts - Readers using information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk - Posters agree that by posting items to this newsgroup they indemnify and hold harmless the directors and service providers. - The copyright for all posts remains with the poster or in the public domain as appropriate. END CHARTER. MODERATOR INFO: comp.sys.wearables Moderator: robo-moderator Moderator: R. Paul McCarty Moderator: Gregory Martin Pfeil END MODERATOR INFO. PROCEDURE: This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue for a minimum of 10 days (starting from when the first RFD for this proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens. All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups. This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any questions about the process. DISTRIBUTION: This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sys.handhelds, comp.sys.laptops, comp.sys.newton.misc, comp.sys.newton.programmer, comp.sys.palmtops, comp.sys.palmtops.pilot, comp.sys.pen the following mailing list: wear-hard@haven.org (building a wearable computer) Subscribe via: wear-hard-request@haven.org with the subject: subscribe and the following web page: http://reg16.admin.rochester.edu/~mccarty/comp.sys.wearables.html Proponent: Gregory Martin Pfeil Proponent: R. Paul McCarty From neilc@stanford.edu Wed May 13 14:00:08 1998 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: Neil Crellin Reply-To: voting@uvv.stanford.edu Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,comp.sys.pen Subject: CFV: comp.sys.wearables moderated Followup-To: poster Message-ID: <895092505.24654@isc.org> References: <884616521.9630@isc.org> <892720165.25323@isc.org> Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Expires: 4 Jun 1998 00:00:00 GMT Archive-Name: comp.sys.wearables Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 20:48:25 GMT Lines: 222 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:10082 news.groups:282950 comp.sys.handhelds:39439 comp.sys.laptops:130058 comp.sys.newton.misc:102286 comp.sys.newton.programmer:19624 comp.sys.palmtops:105512 comp.sys.palmtops.pilot:15877 comp.sys.pen:17049 FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2) moderated group comp.sys.wearables This CFV is to be distributed only by the votetaker. It is not to be posted to newsgroups, or mailed to mailing lists or individuals, except by the votetaker. Ballots or CFVs provided by anyone else will be invalid. Newsgroups line: comp.sys.wearables Wearable computers and their applications. (Moderated) Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 3 Jun 1998. This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent. Proponent: Gregory Martin Pfeil Proponent: R. Paul McCarty Votetaker: Neil Crellin RATIONALE: comp.sys.wearables A wearable computer is exactly that: a miniature computer which can be (and is) worn. Often the CPU will be attached to the belt or in some sort of satchel. A heads-up display, such as VR glasses, is used along with some kind of input device, usually a one-handed keyboard. The purpose of these machines is to make a personal computer truly personal. The user no longer has to stay confined to a desk and chair to access their information, it is with them wherever they are. The wearable computer is a step forward in information availability. There is a contingent of compuphiles who either are, or are interested in, working with wearable computers. There are currently newsgroups for both laptop and palmtop computers, but neither of these properly contains the niche of the wearable computer. Since most wearable users operate in Unix and frequent Usenet in order to keep up-to-date in the field, they will easily find and subscribe to this group. This newsgroup will also bring together the subscribers of any local wearable groups that may exist at locations such as MIT and CMU, hopefully increasing the speed at which this technology proceeds. CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements for wearable and related products and services may be allowed at the human moderators' discretion, but will be generally prohibited. Moderation Policy The moderation policy will combine robo-moderation and a moderation group to set standards for discussion. The group will also issue a monthly posting listing the groups charter and posting guidelines. The robo-moderator shall search every submission to comp.sys.wearables for certain trigger words, forwarding any submissions containing these trigger words to the panel of human moderators for review. The list of trigger words is maintained by the moderators, who will add words as needed and at the moderators' discretion. Moderators will then review the article and promptly post it to comp.sys.wearables provided it is consistent with the charter for comp.sys.wearables. In addition to discussion of wearables as outlined above discussion of the charter itself for comp.sys.wearables, the moderators, moderation policies, and related groups and the differences between this group and related groups, and the formation of new groups similar to or derived from comp.sys.wearables is acceptable, but subject to the moderators' discretion. An express poster list will be maintained to allow known posters to the group (such as the moderators) to be posted automatically. Submissions from those not on the express poster list, will be subject to trigger word checks and human moderation as discussed above. Posters can be added to or removed from the express posting list by any moderator. If a post is rejected by both the robo-moderator and the human moderators a message may be sent to the poster to explain the reasons for rejection. Only one moderator need accept an article for it to be posted to the comp.sys.wearables. In the event that a single human moderator strongly objects to a post, they may block posting by sending a message to all moderators and requesting a discussion of the post. If there is concensus that the message should not be posted (if at least 50% of the moderators objects to the post) it will not be posted. The initial moderation group will be composed of those listed below in the moderator information section. Additional moderators may be recruited from the readership as demand warrants. If a moderator wants to retire from the moderation panel, he or she agrees to make a public statement at least one month prior to retirement so that a replacement moderator may be found. When vacancies occur, anyone may volunteer to become a moderator or advisor with the consent of more than half of the current moderation panel. Moderators or advisors may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the moderation panel. Moderators may request to be put on inactive status due to personal demands. If this inactive status exceeds six months, the moderator position will be considered vacant, and a replacement may be sought. Disclaimer - The moderators of this newsgroup are not responsible for truthfulness or legality of any of the posts. - The approval of a post by a moderator is NOT an endorsement by the moderator or board. - Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. - Readers using information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. - Posters agree that by posting items to this newsgroup they indemnify and hold harmless the directors and service providers. - The copyright for all posts remains with the poster or in the public domain as appropriate. END CHARTER. MODERATOR INFO: comp.sys.wearables Moderator: "R. Paul McCarty" Moderator: Gregory Martin Pfeil Administrative contact address: rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu Article submission address: wearable@cif.rochester.edu END MODERATOR INFO. IMPORTANT VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES: READ THIS BEFORE VOTING Standard Guidelines for voting apply. One vote per person, one account per voter. Votes must be mailed directly from the voter to the votetaker. Anonymous, forwarded or proxy votes are not valid. Votes mailed by WWW/HTML/CGI forms are considered to be anonymous votes. Vote counting is automated. Failure to follow these directions may mean that your vote does not get counted. If you do not receive an acknowledgment of your vote within three days contact the votetaker about the problem. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly. Duplicate votes are resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote. Addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results post. The purpose of a Usenet vote is to determine the genuine interest of persons who would read a proposed newsgroup. Soliciting votes from disinterested parties defeats this purpose. Please do not distribute this CFV. If you must, direct people to the official CFV as posted to news.announce.newgroups. Distributing pre-marked or otherwise edited copies of this CFV is generally considered to be vote fraud. When in doubt, ask the votetaker. HOW TO VOTE: Extract the ballot from the CFV by deleting everything before and after the "BEGINNING OF BALLOT" and "END OF BALLOT" lines. Don't worry about the spacing of the columns or any quote characters (">") that your reply inserts. Please, DO NOT send the entire CFV back to me! Fill in the ballot as shown below. Please provide your REAL NAME and indicate your desired vote in the appropriate locations inside the ballot. When finished, MAIL the ballot to: < voting@uvv.stanford.edu > Just "replying" to this message should work, but check the "To:" line. Examples of how to properly indicate your vote: [ YES ] example.yes.vote [ NO ] example.no.vote [ ABSTAIN ] example.abstention [ CANCEL ] example.cancellation DO NOT modify, alter or delete any information in this ballot! If you do, the voting software will probably reject your ballot. If these instructions are unclear, please consult the Introduction to Usenet Voting or the Usenet Voting FAQ at http://www.stanford.edu/~neilc/uvv. ======== BEGINNING OF BALLOT: Delete everything before this line ======= .----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1ST CALL FOR VOTES: comp.sys.wearables | Official Usenet Voting Ballot (Do not remove this line!) |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Please provide your real name, or your vote may be rejected. Place | ONLY your name (ie. do NOT include your e-mail address or any other | information; ONLY your name) after the colon on the following line: Voter name: | Insert YES, NO, ABSTAIN, or CANCEL inside the brackets for each | newsgroup listed below (do not delete the newsgroup name): Your Vote Newsgroup --------- ----------------------------------------------------------- [ ] comp.sys.wearables (moderated) ======== END OF BALLOT: Delete everything after this line ============== DISTRIBUTION: In addition to the groups named in the Newsgroups: header, the CFV and the eventual RESULT posts will be mailed to these mailing lists: Mailing list name: wear-hard@haven.org Submission address: wear-hard@haven.org Request address (optional): wear-hard-request@haven.org This CFV was created with uvpq 1.0 (Aug 14 1997). PQ datestamp: 980322 -- Voting address: voting@uvv.stanford.edu From neilc@stanford.edu Mon May 25 12:30:10 1998 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: Neil Crellin Reply-To: voting@uvv.stanford.edu Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,comp.sys.pen Subject: 2nd CFV: comp.sys.wearables moderated Followup-To: poster Message-ID: <896123810.4659@isc.org> References: <884616521.9630@isc.org> <892720165.25323@isc.org> <895092505.24654@isc.org> Supersedes: <895092505.24654@isc.org> Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Expires: 4 Jun 1998 00:00:00 GMT Archive-Name: comp.sys.wearables Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 19:16:51 GMT Lines: 227 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:10110 news.groups:284461 comp.sys.handhelds:40144 comp.sys.laptops:131833 comp.sys.newton.misc:102926 comp.sys.newton.programmer:19708 comp.sys.palmtops:106475 comp.sys.palmtops.pilot:17340 comp.sys.pen:17095 LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2) moderated group comp.sys.wearables This CFV is to be distributed only by the votetaker. It is not to be posted to newsgroups, or mailed to mailing lists or individuals, except by the votetaker. Ballots or CFVs provided by anyone else will be invalid. Newsgroups line: comp.sys.wearables Wearable computers and their applications. (Moderated) Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 3 Jun 1998. This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent. Proponent: Gregory Martin Pfeil Proponent: R. Paul McCarty Votetaker: Neil Crellin RATIONALE: comp.sys.wearables A wearable computer is exactly that: a miniature computer which can be (and is) worn. Often the CPU will be attached to the belt or in some sort of satchel. A heads-up display, such as VR glasses, is used along with some kind of input device, usually a one-handed keyboard. The purpose of these machines is to make a personal computer truly personal. The user no longer has to stay confined to a desk and chair to access their information, it is with them wherever they are. The wearable computer is a step forward in information availability. There is a contingent of compuphiles who either are, or are interested in, working with wearable computers. There are currently newsgroups for both laptop and palmtop computers, but neither of these properly contains the niche of the wearable computer. Since most wearable users operate in Unix and frequent Usenet in order to keep up-to-date in the field, they will easily find and subscribe to this group. This newsgroup will also bring together the subscribers of any local wearable groups that may exist at locations such as MIT and CMU, hopefully increasing the speed at which this technology proceeds. CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements for wearable and related products and services may be allowed at the human moderators' discretion, but will be generally prohibited. Moderation Policy The moderation policy will combine robo-moderation and a moderation group to set standards for discussion. The group will also issue a monthly posting listing the groups charter and posting guidelines. The robo-moderator shall search every submission to comp.sys.wearables for certain trigger words, forwarding any submissions containing these trigger words to the panel of human moderators for review. The list of trigger words is maintained by the moderators, who will add words as needed and at the moderators' discretion. Moderators will then review the article and promptly post it to comp.sys.wearables provided it is consistent with the charter for comp.sys.wearables. In addition to discussion of wearables as outlined above discussion of the charter itself for comp.sys.wearables, the moderators, moderation policies, and related groups and the differences between this group and related groups, and the formation of new groups similar to or derived from comp.sys.wearables is acceptable, but subject to the moderators' discretion. An express poster list will be maintained to allow known posters to the group (such as the moderators) to be posted automatically. Submissions from those not on the express poster list, will be subject to trigger word checks and human moderation as discussed above. Posters can be added to or removed from the express posting list by any moderator. If a post is rejected by both the robo-moderator and the human moderators a message may be sent to the poster to explain the reasons for rejection. Only one moderator need accept an article for it to be posted to the comp.sys.wearables. In the event that a single human moderator strongly objects to a post, they may block posting by sending a message to all moderators and requesting a discussion of the post. If there is concensus that the message should not be posted (if at least 50% of the moderators objects to the post) it will not be posted. The initial moderation group will be composed of those listed below in the moderator information section. Additional moderators may be recruited from the readership as demand warrants. If a moderator wants to retire from the moderation panel, he or she agrees to make a public statement at least one month prior to retirement so that a replacement moderator may be found. When vacancies occur, anyone may volunteer to become a moderator or advisor with the consent of more than half of the current moderation panel. Moderators or advisors may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the moderation panel. Moderators may request to be put on inactive status due to personal demands. If this inactive status exceeds six months, the moderator position will be considered vacant, and a replacement may be sought. Disclaimer - The moderators of this newsgroup are not responsible for truthfulness or legality of any of the posts. - The approval of a post by a moderator is NOT an endorsement by the moderator or board. - Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. - Readers using information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. - Posters agree that by posting items to this newsgroup they indemnify and hold harmless the directors and service providers. - The copyright for all posts remains with the poster or in the public domain as appropriate. END CHARTER. MODERATOR INFO: comp.sys.wearables Moderator: "R. Paul McCarty" Moderator: Gregory Martin Pfeil Administrative contact address: rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu Article submission address: wearable@cif.rochester.edu END MODERATOR INFO. IMPORTANT VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES: READ THIS BEFORE VOTING Standard Guidelines for voting apply. One vote per person, one account per voter. Votes must be mailed directly from the voter to the votetaker. Anonymous, forwarded or proxy votes are not valid. Votes mailed by WWW/HTML/CGI forms are considered to be anonymous votes. Vote counting is automated. Failure to follow these directions may mean that your vote does not get counted. If you do not receive an acknowledgment of your vote within three days contact the votetaker about the problem. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly. Duplicate votes are resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote. Addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results post. The purpose of a Usenet vote is to determine the genuine interest of persons who would read a proposed newsgroup. Soliciting votes from disinterested parties defeats this purpose. Please do not distribute this CFV. 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Examples of how to properly indicate your vote: [ YES ] example.yes.vote [ NO ] example.no.vote [ ABSTAIN ] example.abstention [ CANCEL ] example.cancellation DO NOT modify, alter or delete any information in this ballot! If you do, the voting software will probably reject your ballot. If these instructions are unclear, please consult the Introduction to Usenet Voting or the Usenet Voting FAQ at http://www.stanford.edu/~neilc/uvv. ======== BEGINNING OF BALLOT: Delete everything before this line ======= .----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2ND CALL FOR VOTES: comp.sys.wearables | Official Usenet Voting Ballot (Do not remove this line!) |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Please provide your real name, or your vote may be rejected. 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PQ datestamp: 980322 -- Voting address: voting@uvv.stanford.edu From neilc@stanford.edu Wed Jun 3 17:45:08 1998 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: Neil Crellin Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,comp.sys.pen Subject: RESULT: comp.sys.wearables moderated passes 194:14 Followup-To: news.groups Message-ID: <896920376.22567@isc.org> References: <884616521.9630@isc.org> <892720165.25323@isc.org> <895092505.24654@isc.org> <896123810.4659@isc.org> Supersedes: <896123810.4659@isc.org> Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Archive-Name: comp.sys.wearables Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:32:57 GMT Lines: 387 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:10131 news.groups:286478 comp.sys.handhelds:40716 comp.sys.laptops:133512 comp.sys.newton.misc:103410 comp.sys.newton.programmer:19784 comp.sys.palmtops:107532 comp.sys.palmtops.pilot:18860 comp.sys.pen:17142 RESULT moderated group comp.sys.wearables passes 194:14 There were 194 YES votes and 14 NO votes, for a total of 208 valid votes. There were 3 abstentions and 5 invalid ballots. For a group to pass, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and NO) votes. There must also be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes. A five day discussion period follows this announcement. If no serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator of news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter. Newsgroups line: comp.sys.wearables Wearable computers and their applications. (Moderated) The voting period closed at 23:59:59 UTC, 3 Jun 1998. This vote was conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent. Proponent: Gregory Martin Pfeil Proponent: R. Paul McCarty Votetaker: Neil Crellin RATIONALE: comp.sys.wearables A wearable computer is exactly that: a miniature computer which can be (and is) worn. Often the CPU will be attached to the belt or in some sort of satchel. A heads-up display, such as VR glasses, is used along with some kind of input device, usually a one-handed keyboard. The purpose of these machines is to make a personal computer truly personal. The user no longer has to stay confined to a desk and chair to access their information, it is with them wherever they are. The wearable computer is a step forward in information availability. There is a contingent of compuphiles who either are, or are interested in, working with wearable computers. There are currently newsgroups for both laptop and palmtop computers, but neither of these properly contains the niche of the wearable computer. Since most wearable users operate in Unix and frequent Usenet in order to keep up-to-date in the field, they will easily find and subscribe to this group. This newsgroup will also bring together the subscribers of any local wearable groups that may exist at locations such as MIT and CMU, hopefully increasing the speed at which this technology proceeds. CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements for wearable and related products and services may be allowed at the human moderators' discretion, but will be generally prohibited. Moderation Policy The moderation policy will combine robo-moderation and a moderation group to set standards for discussion. The group will also issue a monthly posting listing the groups charter and posting guidelines. The robo-moderator shall search every submission to comp.sys.wearables for certain trigger words, forwarding any submissions containing these trigger words to the panel of human moderators for review. The list of trigger words is maintained by the moderators, who will add words as needed and at the moderators' discretion. Moderators will then review the article and promptly post it to comp.sys.wearables provided it is consistent with the charter for comp.sys.wearables. In addition to discussion of wearables as outlined above discussion of the charter itself for comp.sys.wearables, the moderators, moderation policies, and related groups and the differences between this group and related groups, and the formation of new groups similar to or derived from comp.sys.wearables is acceptable, but subject to the moderators' discretion. An express poster list will be maintained to allow known posters to the group (such as the moderators) to be posted automatically. Submissions from those not on the express poster list, will be subject to trigger word checks and human moderation as discussed above. Posters can be added to or removed from the express posting list by any moderator. If a post is rejected by both the robo-moderator and the human moderators a message may be sent to the poster to explain the reasons for rejection. Only one moderator need accept an article for it to be posted to the comp.sys.wearables. In the event that a single human moderator strongly objects to a post, they may block posting by sending a message to all moderators and requesting a discussion of the post. If there is concensus that the message should not be posted (if at least 50% of the moderators objects to the post) it will not be posted. The initial moderation group will be composed of those listed below in the moderator information section. Additional moderators may be recruited from the readership as demand warrants. If a moderator wants to retire from the moderation panel, he or she agrees to make a public statement at least one month prior to retirement so that a replacement moderator may be found. When vacancies occur, anyone may volunteer to become a moderator or advisor with the consent of more than half of the current moderation panel. Moderators or advisors may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the moderation panel. Moderators may request to be put on inactive status due to personal demands. If this inactive status exceeds six months, the moderator position will be considered vacant, and a replacement may be sought. Disclaimer - The moderators of this newsgroup are not responsible for truthfulness or legality of any of the posts. - The approval of a post by a moderator is NOT an endorsement by the moderator or board. - Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. - Readers using information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. - Posters agree that by posting items to this newsgroup they indemnify and hold harmless the directors and service providers. - The copyright for all posts remains with the poster or in the public domain as appropriate. END CHARTER. MODERATOR INFO: comp.sys.wearables Moderator: "R. Paul McCarty" Moderator: Gregory Martin Pfeil Administrative contact address: rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu Article submission address: wearable@cif.rochester.edu END MODERATOR INFO. comp.sys.wearables Final Voter list Voted YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ nagy [at] darwin.topend.com.au Robert Nagy david [at] unico.com.au David Goh jasmine [at] fl.net.au Jasmine Taylor base2 [at] opera.iinet.net.au Matthew Watt abuse [at] brushtail.apana.org.au Chris Baird chris [at] stallion.oz.au Christopher J Biggs dvandeun [at] vub.ac.be Dirk van Deun jessica [at] riv.be Jessica Forbess auroran [at] warbird.t-kagin.cuug.ab.ca Orin Johnson liquid [at] liquidimage.ca Tony Havelka trevor.lien [at] sk.sympatico.ca Trevor Lien calabres [at] chass.utoronto.ca T.Calabrese rlpowell [at] calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca Robin Powell neeri [at] iis.ee.ethz.ch Matthias Neeracher alan [at] ajw.com Alan Jay Weiner eric [at] allbookedup.com Eric Sigler davis [at] mailhost.alteon.com Andrew Davis Number4Fil [at] aol.com Benjamin Fillmore TWMet3 [at] aol.com Tristram W Metcalfe III hkieserm [at] bbn.com Hans Kieserman kai [at] bigfoot.com Kai Schmidt MichaelN [at] cycat.com Michael Neverdosky torin [at] daft.com Darren Stalder booda [at] datasync.com Martin H. Booda guymacon [at] deltanet.com guymacon@deltanet.com (Guy Macon) jcs [at] dimensional.com Joseph C. Steger willp [at] dreamscape.com Will Pierce pmb [at] ewaprg.com Paul M. Brinegar, II rpalmquist [at] flexipc.com Robert Palmquist curtis_whalen+usenet [at] geocities.com Curtis [Jewell] Whalen jwms [at] halcyon.com John Williams bmathews [at] harris.com Brian Mathews bobbymartin [at] hotmail.com Bobby Dean Martin jackhand [at] hotmail.com Jack Hand joshu00 [at] hotmail.com Joshua Myers syd_7 [at] hotmail.com Lisa Goddard brian_neumann [at] hp.com Brian R. Neumann jbr [at] hplb.hpl.hp.com Jim Bedford-Roberts dlw2 [at] humboldt1.com Dave Weidling mrklaw [at] itsnet.com John Massaglia dougob [at] javanet.com Doug O'Brien cloos [at] jhcloos.com James H. Cloos, Jr. michael [at] jungle.com Michael Sattler rodrigo [at] kcnet.com Rodrigo Apolinario EVANS [at] kkl.com Matthew Evans puzzlery [at] lightlink.com Douglas J. Davenport kevin [at] microfuture.com Kevin Huotari marko [at] microopticalcorp.com Mark Olson ChrisMaxwell [at] mindspring.com Christopher Maxwell cipher [at] mindspring.com Cipher gcrisp [at] mindspring.com G. Crisp sg [at] monsoon.com Sunil Gupta YONA%MOTCOMIL.MCIL [at] mcilnvl.comm.mot.com Yona Newman danl [at] netcom.com Dan E. Leslie snirody [at] ix.netcom.com Suresh NIRODY cannon [at] nic.com Kevin Martin i0n [at] ntsource.com Michael Leinartas mwillis [at] nwlink.com Mark Willis ken.stone [at] omitron.com Ken Stone dcoker [at] panix.com Dave Coker jgoulder [at] panix.com Jim Goulder Anders_Andersen [at] pobox.com Anders Andersen jlc [at] pobox.com Jorge Codina mra [at] pobox.com Mark Atwood phayes [at] pobox.com Patrick W. Hayes imdew [at] psrw.com Ian M. Dew geoff [at] qdt.com Geoff Parker orrin [at] redshift.com Orrin C. Winton pete.hardie [at] SciAtl.COM Pete Hardie rah [at] shipwright.com Robert Hettinga ajr [at] softsound.com Tony Robinson jesse [at] spine.com Jesse Montrose stamper [at] stamper.com Chris Stamper dwolff [at] world.std.com David Wolff ejp [at] world.std.com Eric J. Pierce poet [at] world.std.com Ted Poe hood [at] Eng.Sun.COM Mark Hood arielle [at] taronga.com Stephanie da Silva peter [at] taronga.com Peter da Silva newbreed [at] technologist.com Paul Kelman, NEWBREED@TECHNOLOGIST.COM Peter.A.Harris [at] Tek.COM Pete Harris aristos [at] teleport.com Michael Luevane peter.giblin [at] thomasmiller.com Peter Giblin (THOMASMILLER) jjorgens [at] unids.com John L. Jorgensen hawk [at] websp.com Haukur Hreinsson xanthian [at] well.com Kent Paul Dolan DanN [at] XDInc.com Dan Newell KenA [at] XDInc.com Kenneth H. Abbott III fishkin [at] parc.xerox.com Ken Fishkin cooljay [at] bmb.escape.de Christoph Krueger ehoffman [at] fzi.de Ekkehard Hoffmann Ekkehard.Uthke [at] gmx.de Ekkehard Uthke list-votes [at] dream.hb.north.de Martin Schr"oder naddy [at] mips.rhein-neckar.de Christian Weisgerber rainer.skrotzki [at] ruhr-uni-bochum.de Rainer Skrotzki endruwe [at] berlin.snafu.de Ekkehard Endruweit H.Duerer [at] zait.uni-bremen.de Holger Durer frankd [at] smaug.mi.aau.dk Frank Dabelstein buck [at] andrews.edu Wayne Buckhanan freeman [at] andrews.edu Todd Freeman jdavis [at] baskerville.CS.Arizona.EDU Jim Davis rayg [at] cs.bu.edu Ray Gasser anind [at] cc.gatech.edu Anind Dey gt4708d [at] prism.gatech.edu Lawrence J. Najjar bickford [at] jimmy.harvard.edu Paul Bickford jlv [at] cfht.hawaii.edu Jean-Louis Villecroze pfeilgm [at] cs.jmu.edu Gregory Martin Pfeil tboult [at] EECS.Lehigh.EDU Terrnace E. Boult ojenkins [at] mbhs.edu Omar Jenkins gblauvel [at] teton.Mines.EDU Glenn R. Blauvelt devon [at] ai.mit.edu Devon Sean McCullough eakeyes [at] MIT.EDU Edward Keyes intille [at] media.mit.edu Stephen Intille rhodes [at] media.mit.edu Bradley James Rhodes testarne [at] media.mit.edu Brian S. Jones hulbertj [at] msoe.edu Joshua Hulbert lverhulst [at] nmff.nwu.edu Leane Verhulst y-pisan [at] nwu.edu Yusuf Pisan tregar [at] cs.nyu.edu Samuel David Tregar atwoodj [at] CS.ORST.EDU John Atwood jkdufair [at] freh-01.freh.purdue.edu Jason Dufair rpmc [at] troi.cc.rochester.edu R. Paul McCarty pratt [at] cs.stanford.edu Vaughan Pratt hudson [at] eecs.tulane.edu Tramm Hudson aclark [at] cs.uh.edu Ashley Clark jerry [at] Conan.ecn.uiowa.edu Jerry Steele mlenigan [at] umd.umich.edu Mark Lenigan kortuem [at] cs.uoregon.edu Gerd Kortuem hoehne [at] suntan.eng.usf.edu Bob Hoehne hseaver [at] usaovid.usouthal.edu Harmon Seaver orb [at] cs.utexas.edu Norman Richards priestdo [at] cs.vassar.edu Greg Priest-Dorman scott.lee [at] wheaton.edu Scott Lee rufinus [at] mbe.ece.wisc.edu J Rufinus mallory [at] wcug.wwu.edu Cameron Mallory jmp [at] iki.fi Juha Pohjalainen sami.lappalainen [at] lukio.fi Sami Lappalainen fre3d [at] club-internet.fr Emilie Danna s.sudik [at] larc.nasa.gov Steven Sudik jpc [at] drum.msfc.nasa.gov J. Porter Clark adam [at] veda.is Adam David jwt [at] dskk.co.jp Jim Tittsler dfrey [at] kpt.nuwc.navy.mil DENNIS FREY strange [at] blueriver.net Phil Edwards mrainess [at] clark.net Mark Rainess splandorf [at] construct.net Samuel Trychin tmickley [at] corpcomm.net Tracy Mickley fool [at] dfw.net Chris McCraw blawhon [at] earthlink.net Bob Lawhon lachoppe [at] earthlink.net Christopher Lambert ellis [at] ftel.net Rick Ellis hamilgs [at] hiwaay.net george s. hamilton legacy [at] ieighty.net Legacy 'Xunker' wolfe19 [at] mail.megsinet.net Nerobro flonesaw [at] netonecom.net Arne W Flones mikes [at] ns.rochelle.net Michael Sharp cdb [at] tiac.net Chris Bowker pascucci [at] tiac.net Jason R. Pascucci phil.norris [at] virgin.net Phil Norris egreen [at] xtalwind.net Earl J. green erikb [at] stack.nl Erik Bonfrere runeb [at] mediascience.no Rune Braathen meyer [at] acm.org Andre Meyer wurst [at] acm.org Karl R. Wurst jabr [at] tarnhelm.blu.org John Abreau nospam [at] haar.ddns.org Jan Haar callen [at] efn.org Chris Allen nat [at] nataa.fr.eu.org Nat Makarevitch peewee [at] scc.mi.org Jason Wright camalot [at] picnicpark.org Keith Amidon djb [at] scream.org Dan Birchall brudy [at] thetech.org Brian Rudy f95pawi [at] dd.chalmers.se Pawel Wiechowski Peter.Jaric [at] era-t.ericsson.se Peter Jaric Martin.von.Weissenberg [at] lmf.ericsson.se Martin von Weissenberg nv95dath [at] tor.klippan.se Dan Thaning Hakan.E.Pettersson [at] telia.se =?ISO-8859-1?Q?H=E5kan_Pettersson?= ronny [at] Update.UU.SE Ronny Svedman henkm [at] cs.bris.ac.uk Henk Muller ew206 [at] cus.cam.ac.uk Ellis Weinberger xav [at] compsoc.man.ac.uk Mark Crutch mjl [at] 355ltd.co.uk M Linyard phil.smythe [at] bt-sys.bt.co.uk Phil Smythe richard [at] amega.demon.co.uk Richard Palmer douglas+list [at] fang.demon.co.uk Douglas Brebner lwithers [at] lwithers.demon.co.uk Laurence Withers theo [at] marketto.demon.co.uk Theo Markettos mike [at] tara.demon.co.uk Mike Welch nir [at] easynet.co.uk Nir Leuchter dphelan [at] pavilion.co.uk Dave Phelan michael [at] unicorn-connection.co.uk Michael Parry piggy [at] baqaqi.chi.il.us La Monte H.P. Yarroll jfowle01 [at] west.isd77.k12.mn.us Jim Fowler drjohns [at] freenet.columbus.oh.us Dean Johnson Voted NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ chriseb [at] nortel.ca chris ebenezer jrm [at] best.com John R. MacWilliamson stainles [at] bga.com Dwight Brown bjv [at] herbison.com B.J. Herbison stella [at] magenta.com STella olav [at] viking.mv.com Olav Nieuwejaar ezeller [at] nlc.com Eric Zeller steiners [at] primenet.com Jason Steiner dirk.gomez [at] sap-ag.de Dirk Gomez k95dl01 [at] cc.kzoo.edu Dan Lawson rick [at] bcm.tmc.edu Richard Miller pbern7 [at] earthlink.net Paul Bernhardt marquez [at] pacbell.net Aaron Marquez david [at] home.net.nz David Farrar Abstained ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ cdt [at] audiophile.com Chris Trumbore chris [at] kzim.com Christopher Robin Zimmerman hfung [at] lerami.lerctr.org Henry Fung Invalid votes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ xyang [at] uoguelph.ca ! No vote statement in message chrise [at] gepetto.boeing.com Chris Esposito ! Undeliverable address orn [at] cs.wisc.edu Rudy Moore ! Undeliverable address yguang [at] 163.net YangGuang ! No vote statement in message Richard [at] challrj.demon.co.uk Richard John Challis ! No vote statement in message -- Neil Crellin, UVV From neilc@stanford.edu Fri Jun 5 10:34:43 1998 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: Neil Crellin Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,comp.sys.pen Subject: RESULT: comp.sys.wearables moderated passes 194:14 Followup-To: news.groups Message-ID: <897068080.17649@isc.org> References: <884616521.9630@isc.org> <892720165.25323@isc.org> <895092505.24654@isc.org> <896123810.4659@isc.org> Supersedes: <896123810.4659@isc.org> Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Archive-Name: comp.sys.wearables Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:32:57 GMT Lines: 387 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:10148 news.groups:286798 comp.sys.handhelds:40818 comp.sys.laptops:133782 comp.sys.newton.misc:103492 comp.sys.newton.programmer:19808 comp.sys.palmtops:107706 comp.sys.palmtops.pilot:19118 comp.sys.pen:17147 RESULT moderated group comp.sys.wearables passes 194:14 There were 194 YES votes and 14 NO votes, for a total of 208 valid votes. There were 3 abstentions and 5 invalid ballots. For a group to pass, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and NO) votes. There must also be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes. A five day discussion period follows this announcement. If no serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator of news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter. Newsgroups line: comp.sys.wearables Wearable computers and their applications. (Moderated) The voting period closed at 23:59:59 UTC, 3 Jun 1998. This vote was conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent. Proponent: Gregory Martin Pfeil Proponent: R. Paul McCarty Votetaker: Neil Crellin RATIONALE: comp.sys.wearables A wearable computer is exactly that: a miniature computer which can be (and is) worn. Often the CPU will be attached to the belt or in some sort of satchel. A heads-up display, such as VR glasses, is used along with some kind of input device, usually a one-handed keyboard. The purpose of these machines is to make a personal computer truly personal. The user no longer has to stay confined to a desk and chair to access their information, it is with them wherever they are. The wearable computer is a step forward in information availability. There is a contingent of compuphiles who either are, or are interested in, working with wearable computers. There are currently newsgroups for both laptop and palmtop computers, but neither of these properly contains the niche of the wearable computer. Since most wearable users operate in Unix and frequent Usenet in order to keep up-to-date in the field, they will easily find and subscribe to this group. This newsgroup will also bring together the subscribers of any local wearable groups that may exist at locations such as MIT and CMU, hopefully increasing the speed at which this technology proceeds. CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. Commercial advertisements for wearable and related products and services may be allowed at the human moderators' discretion, but will be generally prohibited. Moderation Policy The moderation policy will combine robo-moderation and a moderation group to set standards for discussion. The group will also issue a monthly posting listing the groups charter and posting guidelines. The robo-moderator shall search every submission to comp.sys.wearables for certain trigger words, forwarding any submissions containing these trigger words to the panel of human moderators for review. The list of trigger words is maintained by the moderators, who will add words as needed and at the moderators' discretion. Moderators will then review the article and promptly post it to comp.sys.wearables provided it is consistent with the charter for comp.sys.wearables. In addition to discussion of wearables as outlined above discussion of the charter itself for comp.sys.wearables, the moderators, moderation policies, and related groups and the differences between this group and related groups, and the formation of new groups similar to or derived from comp.sys.wearables is acceptable, but subject to the moderators' discretion. An express poster list will be maintained to allow known posters to the group (such as the moderators) to be posted automatically. Submissions from those not on the express poster list, will be subject to trigger word checks and human moderation as discussed above. Posters can be added to or removed from the express posting list by any moderator. If a post is rejected by both the robo-moderator and the human moderators a message may be sent to the poster to explain the reasons for rejection. Only one moderator need accept an article for it to be posted to the comp.sys.wearables. In the event that a single human moderator strongly objects to a post, they may block posting by sending a message to all moderators and requesting a discussion of the post. If there is concensus that the message should not be posted (if at least 50% of the moderators objects to the post) it will not be posted. The initial moderation group will be composed of those listed below in the moderator information section. Additional moderators may be recruited from the readership as demand warrants. If a moderator wants to retire from the moderation panel, he or she agrees to make a public statement at least one month prior to retirement so that a replacement moderator may be found. When vacancies occur, anyone may volunteer to become a moderator or advisor with the consent of more than half of the current moderation panel. Moderators or advisors may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the moderation panel. Moderators may request to be put on inactive status due to personal demands. If this inactive status exceeds six months, the moderator position will be considered vacant, and a replacement may be sought. Disclaimer - The moderators of this newsgroup are not responsible for truthfulness or legality of any of the posts. - The approval of a post by a moderator is NOT an endorsement by the moderator or board. - Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. - Readers using information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. - Posters agree that by posting items to this newsgroup they indemnify and hold harmless the directors and service providers. - The copyright for all posts remains with the poster or in the public domain as appropriate. END CHARTER. MODERATOR INFO: comp.sys.wearables Moderator: "R. Paul McCarty" Moderator: Gregory Martin Pfeil Administrative contact address: rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu Article submission address: wearable@cif.rochester.edu END MODERATOR INFO. comp.sys.wearables Final Voter list Voted YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ nagy [at] darwin.topend.com.au Robert Nagy david [at] unico.com.au David Goh jasmine [at] fl.net.au Jasmine Taylor base2 [at] opera.iinet.net.au Matthew Watt abuse [at] brushtail.apana.org.au Chris Baird chris [at] stallion.oz.au Christopher J Biggs dvandeun [at] vub.ac.be Dirk van Deun jessica [at] riv.be Jessica Forbess auroran [at] warbird.t-kagin.cuug.ab.ca Orin Johnson liquid [at] liquidimage.ca Tony Havelka trevor.lien [at] sk.sympatico.ca Trevor Lien calabres [at] chass.utoronto.ca T.Calabrese rlpowell [at] calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca Robin Powell neeri [at] iis.ee.ethz.ch Matthias Neeracher alan [at] ajw.com Alan Jay Weiner eric [at] allbookedup.com Eric Sigler davis [at] mailhost.alteon.com Andrew Davis Number4Fil [at] aol.com Benjamin Fillmore TWMet3 [at] aol.com Tristram W Metcalfe III hkieserm [at] bbn.com Hans Kieserman kai [at] bigfoot.com Kai Schmidt MichaelN [at] cycat.com Michael Neverdosky torin [at] daft.com Darren Stalder booda [at] datasync.com Martin H. Booda guymacon [at] deltanet.com guymacon@deltanet.com (Guy Macon) jcs [at] dimensional.com Joseph C. Steger willp [at] dreamscape.com Will Pierce pmb [at] ewaprg.com Paul M. Brinegar, II rpalmquist [at] flexipc.com Robert Palmquist curtis_whalen+usenet [at] geocities.com Curtis [Jewell] Whalen jwms [at] halcyon.com John Williams bmathews [at] harris.com Brian Mathews bobbymartin [at] hotmail.com Bobby Dean Martin jackhand [at] hotmail.com Jack Hand joshu00 [at] hotmail.com Joshua Myers syd_7 [at] hotmail.com Lisa Goddard brian_neumann [at] hp.com Brian R. Neumann jbr [at] hplb.hpl.hp.com Jim Bedford-Roberts dlw2 [at] humboldt1.com Dave Weidling mrklaw [at] itsnet.com John Massaglia dougob [at] javanet.com Doug O'Brien cloos [at] jhcloos.com James H. Cloos, Jr. michael [at] jungle.com Michael Sattler rodrigo [at] kcnet.com Rodrigo Apolinario EVANS [at] kkl.com Matthew Evans puzzlery [at] lightlink.com Douglas J. Davenport kevin [at] microfuture.com Kevin Huotari marko [at] microopticalcorp.com Mark Olson ChrisMaxwell [at] mindspring.com Christopher Maxwell cipher [at] mindspring.com Cipher gcrisp [at] mindspring.com G. Crisp sg [at] monsoon.com Sunil Gupta YONA%MOTCOMIL.MCIL [at] mcilnvl.comm.mot.com Yona Newman danl [at] netcom.com Dan E. Leslie snirody [at] ix.netcom.com Suresh NIRODY cannon [at] nic.com Kevin Martin i0n [at] ntsource.com Michael Leinartas mwillis [at] nwlink.com Mark Willis ken.stone [at] omitron.com Ken Stone dcoker [at] panix.com Dave Coker jgoulder [at] panix.com Jim Goulder Anders_Andersen [at] pobox.com Anders Andersen jlc [at] pobox.com Jorge Codina mra [at] pobox.com Mark Atwood phayes [at] pobox.com Patrick W. Hayes imdew [at] psrw.com Ian M. Dew geoff [at] qdt.com Geoff Parker orrin [at] redshift.com Orrin C. Winton pete.hardie [at] SciAtl.COM Pete Hardie rah [at] shipwright.com Robert Hettinga ajr [at] softsound.com Tony Robinson jesse [at] spine.com Jesse Montrose stamper [at] stamper.com Chris Stamper dwolff [at] world.std.com David Wolff ejp [at] world.std.com Eric J. Pierce poet [at] world.std.com Ted Poe hood [at] Eng.Sun.COM Mark Hood arielle [at] taronga.com Stephanie da Silva peter [at] taronga.com Peter da Silva newbreed [at] technologist.com Paul Kelman, NEWBREED@TECHNOLOGIST.COM Peter.A.Harris [at] Tek.COM Pete Harris aristos [at] teleport.com Michael Luevane peter.giblin [at] thomasmiller.com Peter Giblin (THOMASMILLER) jjorgens [at] unids.com John L. Jorgensen hawk [at] websp.com Haukur Hreinsson xanthian [at] well.com Kent Paul Dolan DanN [at] XDInc.com Dan Newell KenA [at] XDInc.com Kenneth H. Abbott III fishkin [at] parc.xerox.com Ken Fishkin cooljay [at] bmb.escape.de Christoph Krueger ehoffman [at] fzi.de Ekkehard Hoffmann Ekkehard.Uthke [at] gmx.de Ekkehard Uthke list-votes [at] dream.hb.north.de Martin Schr"oder naddy [at] mips.rhein-neckar.de Christian Weisgerber rainer.skrotzki [at] ruhr-uni-bochum.de Rainer Skrotzki endruwe [at] berlin.snafu.de Ekkehard Endruweit H.Duerer [at] zait.uni-bremen.de Holger Durer frankd [at] smaug.mi.aau.dk Frank Dabelstein buck [at] andrews.edu Wayne Buckhanan freeman [at] andrews.edu Todd Freeman jdavis [at] baskerville.CS.Arizona.EDU Jim Davis rayg [at] cs.bu.edu Ray Gasser anind [at] cc.gatech.edu Anind Dey gt4708d [at] prism.gatech.edu Lawrence J. Najjar bickford [at] jimmy.harvard.edu Paul Bickford jlv [at] cfht.hawaii.edu Jean-Louis Villecroze pfeilgm [at] cs.jmu.edu Gregory Martin Pfeil tboult [at] EECS.Lehigh.EDU Terrnace E. Boult ojenkins [at] mbhs.edu Omar Jenkins gblauvel [at] teton.Mines.EDU Glenn R. Blauvelt devon [at] ai.mit.edu Devon Sean McCullough eakeyes [at] MIT.EDU Edward Keyes intille [at] media.mit.edu Stephen Intille rhodes [at] media.mit.edu Bradley James Rhodes testarne [at] media.mit.edu Brian S. Jones hulbertj [at] msoe.edu Joshua Hulbert lverhulst [at] nmff.nwu.edu Leane Verhulst y-pisan [at] nwu.edu Yusuf Pisan tregar [at] cs.nyu.edu Samuel David Tregar atwoodj [at] CS.ORST.EDU John Atwood jkdufair [at] freh-01.freh.purdue.edu Jason Dufair rpmc [at] troi.cc.rochester.edu R. Paul McCarty pratt [at] cs.stanford.edu Vaughan Pratt hudson [at] eecs.tulane.edu Tramm Hudson aclark [at] cs.uh.edu Ashley Clark jerry [at] Conan.ecn.uiowa.edu Jerry Steele mlenigan [at] umd.umich.edu Mark Lenigan kortuem [at] cs.uoregon.edu Gerd Kortuem hoehne [at] suntan.eng.usf.edu Bob Hoehne hseaver [at] usaovid.usouthal.edu Harmon Seaver orb [at] cs.utexas.edu Norman Richards priestdo [at] cs.vassar.edu Greg Priest-Dorman scott.lee [at] wheaton.edu Scott Lee rufinus [at] mbe.ece.wisc.edu J Rufinus mallory [at] wcug.wwu.edu Cameron Mallory jmp [at] iki.fi Juha Pohjalainen sami.lappalainen [at] lukio.fi Sami Lappalainen fre3d [at] club-internet.fr Emilie Danna s.sudik [at] larc.nasa.gov Steven Sudik jpc [at] drum.msfc.nasa.gov J. Porter Clark adam [at] veda.is Adam David jwt [at] dskk.co.jp Jim Tittsler dfrey [at] kpt.nuwc.navy.mil DENNIS FREY strange [at] blueriver.net Phil Edwards mrainess [at] clark.net Mark Rainess splandorf [at] construct.net Samuel Trychin tmickley [at] corpcomm.net Tracy Mickley fool [at] dfw.net Chris McCraw blawhon [at] earthlink.net Bob Lawhon lachoppe [at] earthlink.net Christopher Lambert ellis [at] ftel.net Rick Ellis hamilgs [at] hiwaay.net george s. hamilton legacy [at] ieighty.net Legacy 'Xunker' wolfe19 [at] mail.megsinet.net Nerobro flonesaw [at] netonecom.net Arne W Flones mikes [at] ns.rochelle.net Michael Sharp cdb [at] tiac.net Chris Bowker pascucci [at] tiac.net Jason R. Pascucci phil.norris [at] virgin.net Phil Norris egreen [at] xtalwind.net Earl J. green erikb [at] stack.nl Erik Bonfrere runeb [at] mediascience.no Rune Braathen meyer [at] acm.org Andre Meyer wurst [at] acm.org Karl R. Wurst jabr [at] tarnhelm.blu.org John Abreau nospam [at] haar.ddns.org Jan Haar callen [at] efn.org Chris Allen nat [at] nataa.fr.eu.org Nat Makarevitch peewee [at] scc.mi.org Jason Wright camalot [at] picnicpark.org Keith Amidon djb [at] scream.org Dan Birchall brudy [at] thetech.org Brian Rudy f95pawi [at] dd.chalmers.se Pawel Wiechowski Peter.Jaric [at] era-t.ericsson.se Peter Jaric Martin.von.Weissenberg [at] lmf.ericsson.se Martin von Weissenberg nv95dath [at] tor.klippan.se Dan Thaning Hakan.E.Pettersson [at] telia.se =?ISO-8859-1?Q?H=E5kan_Pettersson?= ronny [at] Update.UU.SE Ronny Svedman henkm [at] cs.bris.ac.uk Henk Muller ew206 [at] cus.cam.ac.uk Ellis Weinberger xav [at] compsoc.man.ac.uk Mark Crutch mjl [at] 355ltd.co.uk M Linyard phil.smythe [at] bt-sys.bt.co.uk Phil Smythe richard [at] amega.demon.co.uk Richard Palmer douglas+list [at] fang.demon.co.uk Douglas Brebner lwithers [at] lwithers.demon.co.uk Laurence Withers theo [at] marketto.demon.co.uk Theo Markettos mike [at] tara.demon.co.uk Mike Welch nir [at] easynet.co.uk Nir Leuchter dphelan [at] pavilion.co.uk Dave Phelan michael [at] unicorn-connection.co.uk Michael Parry piggy [at] baqaqi.chi.il.us La Monte H.P. Yarroll jfowle01 [at] west.isd77.k12.mn.us Jim Fowler drjohns [at] freenet.columbus.oh.us Dean Johnson Voted NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ chriseb [at] nortel.ca chris ebenezer jrm [at] best.com John R. MacWilliamson stainles [at] bga.com Dwight Brown bjv [at] herbison.com B.J. Herbison stella [at] magenta.com STella olav [at] viking.mv.com Olav Nieuwejaar ezeller [at] nlc.com Eric Zeller steiners [at] primenet.com Jason Steiner dirk.gomez [at] sap-ag.de Dirk Gomez k95dl01 [at] cc.kzoo.edu Dan Lawson rick [at] bcm.tmc.edu Richard Miller pbern7 [at] earthlink.net Paul Bernhardt marquez [at] pacbell.net Aaron Marquez david [at] home.net.nz David Farrar Abstained ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ cdt [at] audiophile.com Chris Trumbore chris [at] kzim.com Christopher Robin Zimmerman hfung [at] lerami.lerctr.org Henry Fung Invalid votes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ xyang [at] uoguelph.ca ! No vote statement in message chrise [at] gepetto.boeing.com Chris Esposito ! Undeliverable address orn [at] cs.wisc.edu Rudy Moore ! Undeliverable address yguang [at] 163.net YangGuang ! No vote statement in message Richard [at] challrj.demon.co.uk Richard John Challis ! 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