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From djb@darwin.bu.edu Mon May 23 15:55:56 1994
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From: djb@darwin.bu.edu (Djamal Bouzida)
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            REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD): SOC.CULTURE.BERBER

As per the moderator's request and the fact that the word "amazigh" is 
not an english word, the original proposed name for this newsgroup, 
soc.culture.amazigh, has been changed to soc.culture.berber.  Please
replace amazigh by berber when reading the following:

We, hereby, propose to create a usenet newsgroup soc.culture.berber.  The 
status of this newsgroup should be *unmoderated*.

The proposed newsgroup will be a forum for discussion on issues related to 
the Amazigh language, history, and culture.  Many of these issues are unique
to amazigh culture and language, and hence are not being discussed in other
special interest groups. 

Amazigh people (Imazighen) speak variations of a single language, Tamazight 
also known as Berber, which belongs to the afroasiatic family of languages.  
Among the Imazighen are the Chawi, the Kabyle, and the M'zab of Northern 
Algeria, the Riffian, the Schluh, and the Atlas Amazigh of Morrocco, and the 
Imucagh (Tuareg) of the Sahara.  Smaller amazigh communities live as far as 
the Siwa oasis in Egypt in the East and the Canary Islands in the West.  The 
Tuareg population itself is scattered in sub-saharian areas of at least
three countries (Algeria, Mali, and Niger).  Southwards, presence of the 
Amazigh (Izenagen) is detected as far as in Senegal.

The purpose of this newsgroup will be the exchange of information between 
the people from these affiliations to promote their common language and
culture.  Furthermore, the involvement of people from different backgrounds 
will add to the quality of the newsgroup.

The following is a list of possible topics but certainly not an exhaustive 
one of every matter in Amazigh life:

 o Amazigh History:  
      
      The various theories on the origin of the Imazighen and their
      language.  Important amazigh leaders.  Roman, Arab and French 
      influence in the region.  Life and migration patterns of an 
      amazigh during the various historical periods.  Current status 
      and the amazigh question in North Africa.

 o Literature:

      Literature in various dialects.  Oral expression versus written.
      Amazigh stories and legends.  Amazigh poetry, and translation of
      poems into other languages.

 o Music:

      Musical instruments used.  Contemporary and Modern singers and 
      music.  Lyrics and the different interpretations.
      
 o Transcription and Software:

      Merits of existing transcriptions.  Tifinagh encrypted in TeX.
      What_you_see_is_what_you_get software based on transliteration.
      Creation of ftp sites for free software distribution.

 o Teaching Tamazight:

      A language stays alive when it is TAUGHT!  Challenges in teaching
      Tamazight and its transcription to native and non-native speakers.
      Use of different spoken dialects to enrich (or enpower) a common 
      written amazigh language. Designing textbooks, and possibly 
      dictionaries. Scientific vocabulary, and teaching science in Tamazight.


Rules:          Because soc.culture.berber will be unmoderated format, 
                anyone will be able to post to this newsgroup.  Please 
                refrain from insults or unnecessary criticism of a person.  
                Any criticism should be constructive, and polite.  Please 
                post your article in a mature and responsible way.

Language:       Tamazight is highly recommended as the communication tool of
		soc.culture.berber.  Postings in other languages are welcome.
                
Follow-up
discussion:     Any follow-up discussion will be carried out on news.groups.
                You may wish to cross-post on the Amazigh-Net mailing list:
                amazigh-net@ensisun.imag.fr

Discussion
Period:         Request For Discussion will last for 30 days.
                This RFD will be posted again should there be any changes made.
                If there is a desire to create soc.culture.berber
                after the discussion period, a Call For Votes will be issued.
                You will be notified where to send your vote when the Call For
                Votes is issued.

You are encouraged to participate in these discussions.  Please voice your
opinion.

Signed:
  Djamal Bouzida
  Rodolphe Suescun
-- 
Djamal Bouzida                            E-mail: djb@darwin.bu.edu

From rdippold@qualcomm.com (RonDippold) Tue Jun 21 19:49:49 1994
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		     FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
		 unmoderated group soc.culture.berber

Newsgroups line:
soc.culture.berber	The berber language, history, and culture.

Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 12 July 1994.

After this CFV appears on news.announce.newgroups it will be sent to
the mailing lists <amazigh-net@ensisun.imag.fr>,
<algeria-net@monte.svec.uh.edu>.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact rdippold@qualcomm.com.  For questions about the
proposed group contact Djamal Bouzida <djb@darwin.bu.edu>.


CHARTER

As per the moderator's request and the fact that the word "amazigh" is not
an english word, the original proposed name for this newsgroup, 
soc.culture.amazigh, has been changed to soc.culture.berber. 

Please replace amazigh by berber when reading the following:

The proposed newsgroup will be a forum for discussion on issues related to 
the Amazigh language, history, and culture.  Many of these issues are unique
to amazigh culture and language, and hence are not being discussed in other
special interest groups. 

Amazigh people (Imazighen) speak variations of a single language, Tamazight 
also known as Berber, which belongs to the afroasiatic family of languages.  
Among the Imazighen are the Chawi, the Kabyle, and the M'zab of Northern 
Algeria, the Riffian, the Schluh, and the Atlas Amazigh of Morrocco, and the 
Imucagh (Tuareg) of the Sahara.  Smaller amazigh communities live as far as 
the Siwa oasis in Egypt in the East and the Canary Islands in the West.  The 
Tuareg population itself is scattered in sub-saharian areas of at least
three countries (Algeria, Mali, and Niger).  Southwards, presence of the 
Amazigh (Izenagen) is detected as far as in Senegal.

The purpose of this newsgroup will be the exchange of information between 
the people from these affiliations to promote their common language and
culture.  Furthermore, the involvement of people from different backgrounds 
will add to the quality of the newsgroup.

The following is a list of possible topics:

 o Amazigh History:  
      
      The various theories on the origin of the Imazighen and their
      language.  Important amazigh leaders.  Roman, Arab and French 
      influence in the region.  Life and migration patterns of an 
      amazigh during the various historical periods.  Current status 
      and the amazigh question in North Africa.

 o Literature:

      Literature in various dialects.  Oral expression versus written.
      Amazigh stories and legends.  Amazigh poetry, and translation of
      poems into other languages.

 o Music:

      Musical instruments used.  Contemporary and Modern singers and 
      music.  Lyrics and the different interpretations.
      
 o Transcription and Software:

      Merits of existing transcriptions.  Tifinagh encrypted in TeX.
      What_you_see_is_what_you_get software based on transliteration.
      Creation of ftp sites for free software distribution.

 o Teaching Tamazight:

      A language stays alive when it is TAUGHT!  Challenges in teaching
      Tamazight and its transcription to native and non-native speakers.
      Use of different spoken dialects to enrich (or enpower) a common 
      written amazigh language. Designing textbooks, and possibly 
      dictionaries. Scientific vocabulary, and teaching science in Tamazight.


Because soc.culture.berber will be unmoderated format, anyone will be
able to post to this newsgroup.  Please refrain from insults or
unnecessary criticism of a person.  Any criticism should be
constructive, and polite.  Please post your article in a mature and
responsible way.

		Sincerely,
		Djamal Bouzida


HOW TO VOTE

Send MAIL to:   voting@qualcomm.com
Check the "To:" address when you reply!

Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
      I vote YES on soc.culture.berber
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You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program.  The
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votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list.

From rdippold@qualcomm.com (RonDippold) Mon Jun 27 14:16:21 1994
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                     LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
                 unmoderated group soc.culture.berber

Newsgroups line:
soc.culture.berber      The berber language, history, and culture.

Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 12 July 1994.

After this CFV appears on news.announce.newgroups it will be sent to
the mailing lists <amazigh-net@ensisun.imag.fr>,
<algeria-net@monte.svec.uh.edu>.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact rdippold@qualcomm.com.  For questions about the
proposed group contact Djamal Bouzida <djb@darwin.bu.edu>.


CHARTER

As per the moderator's request and the fact that the word "amazigh" is not
an english word, the original proposed name for this newsgroup, 
soc.culture.amazigh, has been changed to soc.culture.berber. 

Please replace amazigh by berber when reading the following:

The proposed newsgroup will be a forum for discussion on issues related to 
the Amazigh language, history, and culture.  Many of these issues are unique
to amazigh culture and language, and hence are not being discussed in other
special interest groups. 

Amazigh people (Imazighen) speak variations of a single language, Tamazight 
also known as Berber, which belongs to the afroasiatic family of languages.  
Among the Imazighen are the Chawi, the Kabyle, and the M'zab of Northern 
Algeria, the Riffian, the Schluh, and the Atlas Amazigh of Morrocco, and the 
Imucagh (Tuareg) of the Sahara.  Smaller amazigh communities live as far as 
the Siwa oasis in Egypt in the East and the Canary Islands in the West.  The 
Tuareg population itself is scattered in sub-saharian areas of at least
three countries (Algeria, Mali, and Niger).  Southwards, presence of the 
Amazigh (Izenagen) is detected as far as in Senegal.

The purpose of this newsgroup will be the exchange of information between 
the people from these affiliations to promote their common language and
culture.  Furthermore, the involvement of people from different backgrounds 
will add to the quality of the newsgroup.

The following is a list of possible topics:

 o Amazigh History:  
      
      The various theories on the origin of the Imazighen and their
      language.  Important amazigh leaders.  Roman, Arab and French 
      influence in the region.  Life and migration patterns of an 
      amazigh during the various historical periods.  Current status 
      and the amazigh question in North Africa.

 o Literature:

      Literature in various dialects.  Oral expression versus written.
      Amazigh stories and legends.  Amazigh poetry, and translation of
      poems into other languages.

 o Music:

      Musical instruments used.  Contemporary and Modern singers and 
      music.  Lyrics and the different interpretations.
      
 o Transcription and Software:

      Merits of existing transcriptions.  Tifinagh encrypted in TeX.
      What_you_see_is_what_you_get software based on transliteration.
      Creation of ftp sites for free software distribution.

 o Teaching Tamazight:

      A language stays alive when it is TAUGHT!  Challenges in teaching
      Tamazight and its transcription to native and non-native speakers.
      Use of different spoken dialects to enrich (or enpower) a common 
      written amazigh language. Designing textbooks, and possibly 
      dictionaries. Scientific vocabulary, and teaching science in Tamazight.


Because soc.culture.berber will be unmoderated format, anyone will be
able to post to this newsgroup.  Please refrain from insults or
unnecessary criticism of a person.  Any criticism should be
constructive, and polite.  Please post your article in a mature and
responsible way.

                Sincerely,
                Djamal Bouzida


HOW TO VOTE

Send MAIL to:   voting@qualcomm.com
Check the "To:" address when you reply!

Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
      I vote YES on soc.culture.berber
      I vote NO on soc.culture.berber

You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program.  The
votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly.

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votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list.



soc.culture.berber Bounce List - No need to revote
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No bounced votes at this time

From rdippold@qualcomm.com (RonDippold) Wed Jul 20 20:33:27 1994
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Subject: RESULT: soc.culture.berber passes 247:30
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                               RESULT
	  unmoderated group soc.culture.berber passes 247:30

There were 247 YES votes and 30 NO votes, for a total of 277 valid votes. 
There were 2 invalid ballots.

For group passage, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and NO)
votes.   There also must be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes. 

There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted.  If no
serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator of
news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter.


Newsgroups line:
soc.culture.berber      The berber language, history, and culture.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact rdippold@qualcomm.com.  For questions about the
proposed group contact Djamal Bouzida <djb@darwin.bu.edu>.


CHARTER

As per the moderator's request and the fact that the word "amazigh" is not
an english word, the original proposed name for this newsgroup, 
soc.culture.amazigh, has been changed to soc.culture.berber. 

Please replace amazigh by berber when reading the following:

The proposed newsgroup will be a forum for discussion on issues related to 
the Amazigh language, history, and culture.  Many of these issues are unique
to amazigh culture and language, and hence are not being discussed in other
special interest groups. 

Amazigh people (Imazighen) speak variations of a single language, Tamazight 
also known as Berber, which belongs to the afroasiatic family of languages.  
Among the Imazighen are the Chawi, the Kabyle, and the M'zab of Northern 
Algeria, the Riffian, the Schluh, and the Atlas Amazigh of Morrocco, and the 
Imucagh (Tuareg) of the Sahara.  Smaller amazigh communities live as far as 
the Siwa oasis in Egypt in the East and the Canary Islands in the West.  The 
Tuareg population itself is scattered in sub-saharian areas of at least
three countries (Algeria, Mali, and Niger).  Southwards, presence of the 
Amazigh (Izenagen) is detected as far as in Senegal.

The purpose of this newsgroup will be the exchange of information between 
the people from these affiliations to promote their common language and
culture.  Furthermore, the involvement of people from different backgrounds 
will add to the quality of the newsgroup.

The following is a list of possible topics:

 o Amazigh History:  
      
      The various theories on the origin of the Imazighen and their
      language.  Important amazigh leaders.  Roman, Arab and French 
      influence in the region.  Life and migration patterns of an 
      amazigh during the various historical periods.  Current status 
      and the amazigh question in North Africa.

 o Literature:

      Literature in various dialects.  Oral expression versus written.
      Amazigh stories and legends.  Amazigh poetry, and translation of
      poems into other languages.

 o Music:

      Musical instruments used.  Contemporary and Modern singers and 
      music.  Lyrics and the different interpretations.
      
 o Transcription and Software:

      Merits of existing transcriptions.  Tifinagh encrypted in TeX.
      What_you_see_is_what_you_get software based on transliteration.
      Creation of ftp sites for free software distribution.

 o Teaching Tamazight:

      A language stays alive when it is TAUGHT!  Challenges in teaching
      Tamazight and its transcription to native and non-native speakers.
      Use of different spoken dialects to enrich (or enpower) a common 
      written amazigh language. Designing textbooks, and possibly 
      dictionaries. Scientific vocabulary, and teaching science in Tamazight.


Because soc.culture.berber will be unmoderated format, anyone will be
able to post to this newsgroup.  Please refrain from insults or
unnecessary criticism of a person.  Any criticism should be
constructive, and polite.  Please post your article in a mature and
responsible way.

                Sincerely,
                Djamal Bouzida


soc.culture.berber Final Vote Ack

Voted Yes
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A24458@neu.edu                                             DR. AKLI AIT-BRAHAM
aa393@freenet.carleton.ca                                      Ramesh Fernando
aaberkan@ecspost.sophia.NCR.COM                                Aberkane, Ahmed
ababsa@richelieu.prism.uvsq.fr                                                
abauer01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                           ALISON K. BAUER
achab@vlsisparc1.tamu.edu                                       Abdenour Achab
Achour.Mostefaoui@irisa.fr                                   Achour MOSTEFAOUI
acolan01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                       ANNAMARIA COLANGELO
ad427@freenet.buffalo.edu                                         David Brooks
afadlinn@reach.com                           Azeddine Fadli -- Admin. - Boston
afakir@ecspost.sophia.NCR.COM                                     Fakir, Abdel
ag483@freenet.carleton.ca                                           Ali Akrouf
AGOLD@BGUEE.BGU.AC.IL                                                         
ahamen@ensem.u-nancy.fr                                                       
Akli.Gana@att.com                                                             
ali@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca                           Abderrahama Ait-Kaci Ali
ALIENELLO@vaxvmsx.babson.edu                                                  
anl!dah@netcom.com                                              Dahmane Bounar
Anne.Bagneres@imag.fr                                            Anne Bagneres
Aomar.Maddi@irisa.fr                                               Aomar Maddi
aziz@station-1.meca.polymtl.ca                                                
baaziz@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca                                    Nadia Baaziz
bachour@qualcomm.com                                             Baaziz Achour
battou@pluto.ee.cua.edu                                         Abdella Battou
bdjerrou@phy.ulaval.ca                                      Beramtane Djerroud
beckster@u.washington.edu                            Maximillian Amazigh Imula
belabbes@vlsi.polymtl.ca                                 Belabbes Nacer-Eddine
bellout@mp.cs.niu.edu                                               H. Bellout
belmouh@idefix.ensmp.fr                                      Rachid BELMOUHOUB
benferha@gplan.irit.fr                                         Salem BENFERHAT
benhamou@meceng.coe.neu.edu                                  [Arezki Benhamou]
bensmail@stat.washington.edu                                                  
bhatti@cs.bu.edu                                                 bhatti ghulam
bhclark@acs.bu.edu                                                            
bjv@herbison.com                                                 B.J. Herbison
bn293@cleveland.Freenet.Edu                                 Douglas P. Shannon
bobl@acs.bu.edu                                                               
boe666@u.washington.edu                                          Beast of Eden
boilley@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp                                                  
boucherc@nbnet.nb.ca                                            Claude Boucher
boudjeha@prism.poly.edu                                   Badreddine Oudjehane
boumahdi@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca                               Yamina Boumahdi
bounar@ziggy.radex.plh.af.mil                                 Dr. K. H. Bounar
boussaa@sol1.lrsm.upenn.edu                                        Dr. Boussaa
bpflug01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                                BETH PFLUG
BR1AIT%BMLSCK11.bitnet@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be                 Hamid AIT ABDERRAHIM
brack@MIT.EDU                                                                 
brem@etu.gel.ulaval.ca                                           Martin Breton
burns@it.bu.edu                                                  Kenneth Burns
cabanac@phy.ulaval.ca                                             Remi Cabanac
chabane@eli.ens-fcl.fr                                       Atmane Benchabane
chafiq@enp.umd.edu                                                            
chaker@IRO.UMontreal.CA                                                       
chlendi@ensic.u-nancy.fr                                       Mohamed CHLENDI
clairedb@ced.berkeley.edu                                    Claire Dannenbaum
cm859@cleveland.Freenet.Edu                                    Larbi Oumerzouk
cottin@inf.enst.fr                                        Jean-Philippe Cottin
cromp@IRO.UMontreal.CA                                                        
CT44@MUSIC.MUS.POLYMTL.CA                                          Etudiant-44
curo0001@gold.tc.umn.edu                                           Ann M Curoe
cvalensi@ncrsoph.sophia.NCR.COM                                Charles Valensi
dacey@crl.com                                                   Peter Campbell
dahmani@Glue.umd.edu                                            Rachid Dahmani
DAMEUR@delphi.com                                                             
deane@netcom.com                                                  Dean Edwards
dehilia@vega.esiee.fr                                             dehili-ahmed
Dennis.A.Christenson@att.com                                                  
derepeny@ERE.UMontreal.CA                                    Derepentigny Yves
dfridi@nyx.cs.du.edu                                              DALILA FRIDI
dgoyal@bnr.ca                                              devender (d.) goyal
dhoxte01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                              Becky Hoxter
Ding.Ying@cemagref.fr                                                Ding YING
DJAMA@frcpn11.in2p3.fr                                             Fares Djama
djamal@bnr.ca                                              djamal (d.) bouarab
djb@darwin.bu.edu                                               Djamal Bouzida
djerbib@bnr.ca                                              yazid (y.) djerbib
djoudi@matpts.univ-poiters.fr                                Mahieddine Djoudi
dmuracan@reach.com                                  Don Muraca -- CAS - Boston
dramseie@ecspost.sophia.NCR.COM                                 Ramseier,David
egui@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu                                  Pedro Egui Solis
elassa@rpi.edu                                                  Ahmed El Asser
elhaddi@cs.umn.edu                                     Abderrahman A. El Haddi
elt@irony.com                                                      Ed Taychert
en269@cleveland.Freenet.Edu                                  Julie K. Stahlhut
endj@stmarytx.edu                                           Djaffer Ibaroudene
eng368@aberdeen.ac.uk                                                         
erinn01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                             ELIZABETH RINN
es0j+@andrew.cmu.edu                                          Elamine M. Salhi
eyinjesu@nwscc.att.com                                                        
ez040102@dale.ucdavis.edu                                                     
faidk@ERE.UMontreal.CA                                              Faid Karim
fezoui@risvax.rowland.org                                               fezoui
fishy@acs.bu.edu                                                    Wei-Yu Lee
Francoise.Simonot@ensem.u-nancy.fr                                            
fraulein@gel.ulaval.ca                                            Halet Arezki
freesf@panix.com                                                 Jim Mavrikios
gclie@almaden.ibm.com                                               george lie
gdiram01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                            GHEMIMA DIRAMI
ghozi@ece.ucdavis.edu                                                     Raja
hak@cs.sfu.ca                                                  Hassan Ait-Kaci
Hal.B.Lowe@att.com                                                            
hax@atux01.att.com                                                            
hmaejima@world.std.com                                          Harumi Maejima
houssain@montreal.hp.com                                                      
hue@adept.att.com                                Helga U Ertas +1 708 979 8455
hw11@midway.uchicago.edu                                         honghai  wang
hw34321@vnet3.vub.ac.be                                     Luc 'Teo' Verhelst
IREZ@vaxvmsx.babson.edu                                                       
jamesm@dialogic.com                                                 Mark James
jayesh@rfhsm.ac.uk                                               Mr Jayesh Gor
jbarneyn@reach.com                                 John Barney -- CAS - Boston
jcarter@almaden.ibm.com                                      Jon Carter 7-1614
jchokey@leland.Stanford.EDU                             James Alexander Chokey
jcurra01@reach.com                             Julie Curran -- Admin. - Boston
Jeff.Ratcliffe@m.cc.utah.edu                              Jeffrey K. Ratcliffe
jfortt@dorsai.dorsai.org                                          Joseph Fortt
JimKMary@aol.com                                                              
jmcrozet@ecspost.sophia.NCR.COM                            Crozet, Jean-Michel
jmdaluz@kquest.com                                               Jose M. daLuz
john@iastate.edu                                                  John Hascall
JOSCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU                                              Greg Dunkel
KAHLAL@kitten.chem.uh.edu                                                     
kamhad@MIT.EDU                                                                
karim@phys.ufl.edu                                                  Karim Diff
karl@MIT.EDU                                                      W. Clem Karl
Kathy_Joki@notes.pw.com                                                       
keirouz@austin.sar.slb.com                                       Walid Keirouz
khendek@IRO.UMontreal.CA                                                      
khidhir@conx.bu.edu                                              besam khidhir
klmhsu01@lily.spc.uchicago.edu                               Heckman Workgroup
konst@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu                           Konstantin Shakhnovich
L15D@ZFN.UNI-BREMEN.DE                                        Martin Schroeder
lamara@student.nyit.edu                                                       
larbia@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu                    =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ahc=E8ne?= Larbi
larnelnn@reach.com                             Lauren Arnel -- Admin. - Boston
laurag@ritz.mordor.com                                         Laura Gillespie
lcd@it.bu.edu                                                  Leo C. Driscoll
ldaly@cs.bu.edu                                                      Liza Daly
Leila.Kloul@prism.uvsq.fr                                                     
lila@gcu-geot.insa-lyon.fr                                     Chouarbi Dehbia
lounas@corte-madera.geoquest.slb.com                             Lounas Ferrat
luke@smd.smd.sublink.org                                      Luciano Mannucci
Lyazid.Benkhellat@loria.fr                                    Yazid Benkhellat
Lynda.Mokdad@prism.uvsq.fr                                                    
l_vellieux@am.mailer.UMC.alcatel.ch                                 L_VELLIEUX
maha@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu                                 Natesan Mahasenan
makhlouf@conx.bu.edu                                          Makhlouf Redjdal
mansari@student.nyit.edu                                                      
maouche@eurecom.fr                                                         mao
mbhatia@MIT.EDU                                                  Mickey Bhatia
mbigo@ecspost.sophia.NCR.COM                                      Bigo, Magali
me26emg@convex1.TCS.Tulane.EDU                               michael morantine
melabdel@cs.unm.edu                                                           
mg@ac.duke.edu                                                   Michael Grubb
mgarni01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                           MARTINE GARNIER
mhelabde@uncc.edu                                        Moulay H Elabdellaoui
micail@lpdux.lpd.supelec.fr                                                   
Michael.Opdenacker@imag.fr                                  Michael Opdenacker
MISIRLIY@LIB1.Lan.McGill.CA                                    Ared Misirliyan
mjia01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                               MENG-CHUN JIA
mlahorea@ncrsoph.sophia.NCR.COM                               Martine Lahoreau
mokhtar@bnr.ca                                             mokhtar (m.) amalou
moonan@ziggy.radex.plh.af.mil                                 Daniel W. Moonan
Mourad.Bouneffa@loria.fr                               Mohamed Mourad Bouneffa
Mourad.Mechkour@imag.fr                                        Mourad Mechkour
MO_BEDROUNI@electriciti.com                                                   
mplesac%nhqvax.dnet@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com                               
mr-vince@cgl.bu.edu                                           Anthony Huffaker
mustapha@Newbridge.COM                                       Mustapha Aissaoui
myahiaou@MIT.EDU                                                              
M_CHERIKH@vger.nsu.edu                                               M_CHERIKH
nabila@cgl.ucsf.EDU                                      Nabila Jabrane-Ferrat
nacefs@ERE.UMontreal.CA                                           Nacef Samira
naquinj@ERE.UMontreal.CA                                         Naquin Joelle
ND@mphd1.leeds.ac.uk                                                  Nasser D
Nourredine.Hail@imag.fr                                        Nourredine Hail
nravin02@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                   NEELAKANTA RAVINDRANATH
O0R0420@ACS.TAMU.EDU                                                          
OBANNIM@foodsci.purdue.edu                                      Mohamed Obanni
Oded.Maler@imag.fr                                                  Oded Maler
OGUOCHA@sask.usask.ca                                                         
Olivier.CLARY@meteo.fr                                           CLARY Olivier
orodbe01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                             Oscal Rodbell
p00859@psilink.com                                           hamid t ouyachchi
parosh@Homan.DoCS.UU.SE                                         Parosh Abdulla
pborgono@ecspost.sophia.NCR.COM                            Borgonovo, Philippe
peten@sugar.NeoSoft.COM                                           Peter Norton
peterb@telerama.lm.com                                         Peter G. Berger
pfeifer@almaden.ibm.com                                    Karl Pfeifer 7-2320
pgarman@dekalb.DC.PeachNet.EDU                                      P K Garman
phaz@siva.bris.ac.uk                                                 A. Zahrir
phyzzfx@gsusgi1.gsu.edu                                        Zineb Z. Felfli
pjg@cfm.brown.edu                                               Patrick Gillen
pmagloir@ednet1.osl.or.gov                                   Philippe Magloire
pound@is.rice.edu                                            Christopher Pound
ppavas01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                           PRASIT PAVASANT
pwg@bucrf2.bu.edu                                                   Paul Gross
quinn@phoenix.Princeton.EDU                                   Michael J. Quinn
rabia@IRO.UMontreal.CA                                                        
rbekhech@mth.kcl.ac.uk                                             R. Bekhechi
rdala01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                                RAKHI DALAL
replogle@almaden.ibm.com                                  Eric Replogle 7-2297
rezzik@bnr.ca                                              chabane (c.) rezzik
RHEE@PFC.MIT.EDU                                                              
ripper@cs.bu.edu                                              keith mcclelland
rlearne@MIT.EDU                                                 Rachel Learned
rmanseur@dcsuwf.dcsnod.uwf.edu                              Dr. Rachid Manseur
Rodolphe.Suescun@imag.fr                                      Rodolphe Suescun
rogerh@pipeline.com                                                 Roger Horn
roscoe@BUCRF15.BU.EDU                                          Roscoe C. Giles
ROSMAN@vaxvmsx.babson.edu                                                     
rufinus@cae.wisc.edu                                                          
SAHRAOUI@vms.cis.pitt.edu                                                     
Said.Kaki@ccmail.Jpl.Nasa.Gov                                                 
sali01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                                    SHER ALI
sbadjou@lynx.dac.neu.edu                                          salah badjou
schuetze@MIT.EDU                                           Matthew P. Schuetze
seffal@convex1.TCS.Tulane.EDU                                     Rabah Seffal
sellami@Glue.umd.edu                                            Louiza Sellami
SG92HQEE%DUVM.BITNET@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU                                Roberto
shkelley@vaxsar.vassar.edu@vaxsar.vassar.edu        shkelley@vaxsar.vassar.edu
sogwue01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                       STEPHEN O. OGWUEGBU
souami@stna7.stna.dgac.fr                  SOUAMI Hakim Thomson SDC AG09 p8186
spcmilo@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu                                 David Champion
srabin01@gumedlib.dml.Georgetown.EDU                           STUART J. RABIN
stcthelib@shrsys.hslc.org                                     Noel S. McFerran
stdharou@psyche.spc.uchicago.edu                                Mansour Haroun
stdxuwht@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu                                     Mingde Yu
Steel.T.Huang@att.com                                                         
tahir@ceremab.u-bordeaux.fr                       DEA94 Tahir Mohamedabdoulaye
tradcor@nbnet.nb.ca                                             Robert Cormier
troly@math.ucla.edu                                                 Bret Jolly
ukurs-20@balu.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE                         Teilnehmer am UNIX-Kurs
volpe@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov                                  Richard Volpe
walida@ee.UManitoba.CA                                                        
Wenje.W.Lai@att.com                                                           
willis@ensisun.imag.fr                                           Didier Willis
yanik@planon.qc.ca                                               Yanik Crepeau
ydjadi@doe.carleton.ca                                                        
Ye-Qiong.Song@ensem.u-nancy.fr                                                
yokoyama@sip.eee.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp                                    Yokoyama
youcef@lagep.univ-lyon1.fr                                   Youcef Ait-Amirat
YW43YK0@cpua.it.luc.edu                                                       
zaidman@sol1.lrsm.upenn.edu                                       Mati Zaidman
zamoum@IRO.UMontreal.CA                                                       
zerdoum@ftw1.honeywell.com                                       Kamel Zerdoum
zzsingh@almaden.ibm.com                                                       

Voted No
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a61btibi@rz.unibw-muenchen.de                                     Tibor Molnar
ag736@Freenet.HSC.Colorado.EDU                              Abdallah Benmhamed
antersbe@informatik.tu-muenchen.de                         Stefan Antersberger
ao998@freenet.carleton.ca                                           Karl Krech
ault@cs.albany.edu                                                    Jim Ault
BEN_MRAD@elcit.epfl.ch                                              M. BenMrad
bouguett@tigger.cs.colorado.edu                             Athman Bouguettaya
bson@ai.mit.edu                                                 Jan Brittenson
c476135@monad.missouri.edu                                         Lotfi Hermi
crouchkp@flidh102.delcoelect.com                                              
eab@msc.edu                                                     Edward Bertsch
EABDELR@uoft02.utoledo.edu                                                    
elhihi@IRO.UMontreal.CA                                           Salah Elhihi
EOIN%CASH@mentec.ie                                                       EOIN
fsspr@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu                                  Sean P. Ryan
grn@alcove.apana.org.au                                        Geoffrey Newman
jacobsd@ucsu.Colorado.EDU                                   JACOBS  DRU THOMAS
jgd@Dixie.Com                                                   John De Armond
jrm@globalvillag.com                                     John R. MacWilliamson
Kari.Hurtta@fmi.fi                                              Kari E. Hurtta
kherron@ms.uky.edu                                                            
mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu                                                  
mmt@RedBrick.COM                                          Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS
rick@bcm.tmc.edu                                             Richard H. Miller
siamak@kaiwan.com                                                Siamak Ansari
SSPINFO@SLAC.Stanford.EDU                                                     
stainles@bga.com                                                  Dwight Brown
tahar@ira.uka.de                                                         tahar
WARD@bert.van.forintek.ca                                         Ward F. Bush
will.rogers@ftl.mese.com                                                      


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anon23be@nyx.cs.du.edu                                                    ACAA
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root@lily.spc.uchicago.edu                                                    
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