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Greetings:<br><br>VOTES ARE CONFIDENTIAL!  See voting instructions below.<br><br><br>This email initiates the <span>Formal</span> Approval <span>vote</span> by the <span>PWG</span> membership on the<br>


<span>Printer MIB and IPP MFD Alerts (MFD Alerts)</span>, which is located at:<br><br>  <a href="ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/pmp/wd/wd-pmpmfdalerts10-20120517.pdf" target="_blank">ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/pmp/wd/wd-pmpmfdalerts10-20120517.pdf</a><br>


<br>The complete list of <span>PWG</span> Last Call issues and resolutions is located at:<br>
<br>  <a href="ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/pmp/wd/mfdalerts-last-call-comment-resolution-20120415.txt" target="_blank">ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pmp/wd/mfdalerts-last-call-comment-resolution-20120415.txt</a><br><br><br>VOTING PERIOD:  This <span>Formal</span> <span>Vote</span> will start today on Thursday 17 May 2012<br>



and will end at 10pm (US Pacific Time) on Friday 15 June 2012.<br><br>Valid votes are: Yes, No, No (with Strong Objection), Abstain.<br><br><br>Representatives from <span>PWG</span> member companies are strongly encouraged to<br>


exercise their right to <span>vote</span>.<br>
<br><span>PWG</span> Privacy Policy:  Your <span>vote</span> is confidential and will not be disclosed<br>by <span>PWG</span> officers or document editors.<br><br><br>HOW TO <span>VOTE</span>:<br>
<br>Send an email with *exactly* the following subject line format:<br><br>  MFD Alerts Formal Vote<span></span><span></span>-&lt;company name&gt;-&lt;voter&#39;s last name&gt;-&lt;Yes/No/Abstain&gt;<br>


<br>Example:<br><br>  MFD Alerts <span>Formal</span> <span>Vote</span>-Acme-McGee-Yes<br><br><br>Rules:<br><br>(1) Any &quot;No&quot; <span>vote</span> MUST state the reason for the &quot;No&quot; <span>vote</span> and MUST contain<br>

a description of the *technical* changes required to turn the &quot;No&quot; <span>vote</span> into a<br>

&quot;Yes&quot; <span>vote</span> - otherwise the &quot;No&quot; <span>vote</span> will NOT be counted, per <span>PWG</span> Process/3.0.<br><br>(2) Any &quot;No&quot; <span>vote</span> MUST NOT contain *editorial* comments, per <span>PWG</span> Process/3.0.<br>

<br>(3) Any &quot;Yes&quot; <span>vote</span> MAY contain &quot;editorial&quot; comments, per <span>PWG</span> Process/3.0.<br>

 <br>(4) Any &quot;Yes&quot; <span>vote</span> MUST NOT contain any  *technical* comments, per <span>PWG</span><br>Process/3.0.<br><br>(5) Any &quot;Abstain&quot; <span>vote</span> counts toward quorum, but not approval.<br>

<br><br>WHERE TO SEND YOUR <span>VOTE</span>:<br>

<br>Please send your <span>vote</span> to *all* of the following email addresses (replacing<br>&quot;dot&quot; with &#39;.&#39; and &quot;at&quot; with &#39;@&#39;):<br><br>msweet &quot;at&quot; apple &quot;dot&quot; com (Mike Sweet, <span>PWG</span> Chair)<br>


<br>blueroofmusic &quot;at&quot; gmail &quot;dot&quot; com (Ira McDonald, PWG Secretary, MFD Alerts editor)<br><br>wamwagner &quot;at&quot; comcast &quot;dot&quot; net (William Wagner, WIMS WG Co-Chair)<br><br>
<br>Please do NOT simply reply to this note on <span>PWG</span>-Announce or the<br>WIMS WG list (to preserve the confidentiality of your <span>vote</span>).<br><br><br>Notes:<br><br>(1) This <span>Formal</span> <span>Vote</span> is being conducted under the rules of the <span>PWG</span>  Process/3.0<br>

and the current <span>PWG</span> Policy on Intellectual Property and Confidentiality agreement.<br>

The 2012 <span>PWG</span> Membership Agreement calls out both of these documents and<br>the links are provided below.<br><br>(2) To be eligible to <span>vote</span> the member MUST have submitted a signed copy of<br>
the 2012 <span>PWG</span> Membership Agreement and paid their dues.<br>

<br>The <span>PWG</span> Definition of the Standards Development Process Version 3.0 is<br>located at:<br><br>  <a href="http://www.pwg.org/chair/membership_docs/pwg-process30.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.<span>pwg</span>.org/chair/membership_docs/<span>pwg</span>-process30.pdf</a><br>



<br>The <span>PWG</span> Policy on Intellectual Property and Confidentiality is located at:<br><br>  <a href="http://www.pwg.org/chair/membership_docs/pwg-ip-policy.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.<span>pwg</span>.org/chair/membership_docs/<span>pwg</span>-ip-policy.pdf</a><br>



<br>Cheers,<br>
- Ira McDonald (PWG Secretary, <span>IPP</span> WG Co-Chair)<br><br><br clear="all">Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)<br>Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG<br>Secretary - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group<br>
Co-Chair - IEEE-ISTO PWG IPP WG<br>Co-Chair - TCG Trusted Mobility Solutions WG<br>Chair - TCG Embedded Systems Hardcopy SG<br>IETF Designated Expert - IPP &amp; Printer MIB<br>Blue Roof Music/High North Inc<br><a style="color:rgb(51,51,255)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic</a><br>
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