2nd RFD: comp.graphics.api.inventor

Steve Hollasch ([email protected])
Fri, 23 Jun 1995 17:01:48 +0000 (GMT)

For those who might be interested in this newsgroup proposal...

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// Subject: 2nd RFD: comp.graphics.api.inventor
// Summary: Request For Discussion of new newsgroup
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION

Newsgroup : comp.graphics.api.inventor
Description: Object-Oriented 3D Graphics in Inventor
Status : unmoderated

SUMMARY

This is the second Request For Discussion concerning the Inventor
newsgroup. So far I have received a few responses, and no comments on
the specifics of the proposal. If you have any comments on the following
proposal, this is the last chance to let me know. Barring any conflicts,
I plan to issue the CFV in a couple of weeks.

CHARTER

The comp.graphics.api.inventor newsgroup is intended for discussion
of both Open Inventor and Iris Inventor. Topic graphs (e.g. nodes, paths, fields, groups, properties), cameras &
lights, primitives, the Inventor file format, toolkit extensions,
manipulators, event-handling, sensors, engines and so on. Readers
& posters are encouraged to make use of newsgroups tailored to
OpenGL, SGI hardware, file-formats and so on for topic related to Inventor.

RATIONALE

Current discussion of Inventor pops up in several newsgroups, with no
single ob continues to bain popularity for a number of reasons, including its
recent association with VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language),
currently under development.

PPROPOSAL PROCESS

For those unfamiliar with the process of newsgroup proposal, this is the
second RFD (Request For Discussion) for this newsgroup. After the
proponents of this group achieve consensus on the name, location and
charter of this group, and when 21 days have passed from the date of
the first RFD, it lay go on to CFV (Call For Votes), which will last
for another thre> weeks or so. The newsgroup will be created if there
are at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes and 2/3 of the votes are
YES.

At this stage in the process we're looking for flaws in the proposal
and are trying to get concensus about what the final ballot will be.
If you have any reservations at all, or any chages to suggest, this could
be your last chance to voice your opinion.

Follow-ups to this article should go to news.groups, and email should
go to [email protected].

Steve <[email protected]>rbr>