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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>Since
this is a bad week for me (I have 4,000 people coming to this little
town</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>of 250
for a music festival I produce), I'd like to suggest cancelling this
week.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>Either
Tuesday (16 August) or Thursday (18 August) are OK for me to
have</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>the
next WIMS telecon, due to Bill's conflict on Wednesday (17
August).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>I hope
to get out a plaintext proposal for a brief WIMS Protocol
Requirement</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005>chapter in time for next week's meeting. The text
I developed for the Counter</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>Spec
(which borrowed heavily from the substance of the use cases in
the</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>WIMS
Protocol spec) should be a good starting point.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005>Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN class=958095122-08082005>-
Ira</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
class=958095122-08082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)<BR>Blue Roof Music
/ High North Inc<BR>PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839<BR>phone:
+1-906-494-2434<BR>email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com</FONT> </P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-wims@pwg.org
[mailto:owner-wims@pwg.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>wamwagner@comcast.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 07, 2005 4:00
PM<BR><B>To:</B> wims@pwg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> WIMS> WIMS Next steps and
Conference calls 10 Aug and 17 August<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>There have been no further comments on the last draft of the counter spec,
so I request that Jerry, as PWG secretary, release the document as a stable
working draft and put it up for PWG vote.</P>
<P>With the Counter MIB being relegated to WIMS WG work-in-progress
pending prototype, the next order of WG business is the protocol
spec, and specifically the addition of suitable requirements information.
Ira seems intent on doing this himself, but he is understandably occupied just
now with CIM work as well as other standards and musical efforts.</P>
<P>The protocol spec is primarily Ira's work, with some modest contribution
from myself and the all important prototyping from Harry's group. I think
overall review by and contributions from others, of the entire premise
as well as the Requirements section, would be beneficial both to the
effectiveness of the protocol and the comprehensibility of the document. I
sincerely invite such consideration and hope that we may have some
constructive discussion during the conference calls.</P>
<P>I will be unable to participate in WIMS conference calls at the usual time
on either 10 August (due to travel) or 17 August (for personal reasons). I
suggest that we skip the 10 August call with the objective of getting some
specific material to discuss. I suggest rescheduling the 17 August call to
either Tuesday or Thursday of that week. Or Harry can host a meeting at the
regular Wednesday time in my absence. Please send preferences to the mail
list.</P>
<P>As of now, I will be able to lead the WIMS/CIM calls of Thursdays of both
weeks.</P>
<P>Bill Wagner, WIMS WG Chairman.</P>
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