Subject: Re: MPI-IO Standards Process

From: Bill Nitzberg <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:45:03 -0800

Rusty,

How do we pursue proposing the addition of an I/O chapter
to the MPI2 forum?

- bill

Richard Frost writes:
> 
> It appears from your last statement that the MPI-IO group has been more
> interested (and driven by real needs) in developing an implementation than
> defining a standard. 
> 
> If you still hope to be recognized as a chapter in MPI2, why not join the
> standards effort now?  There are 30 professionals from industry, academia,
> and government labs participating in the MPI Forum. 
> 
> Rusty Lusk is maintaining a schedule of chapter discussions for the MPI 
> Forum and has publicly requested that the MPI-IO group join the Forum on 
> several occasions.
> 
> Given the outcome of last week's MPI Forum meeting, it would appear that
> the schedule could accomodate discussion of an MPI-IO chapter in the June,
> July, and August meetings. 
> 
> I encourage you to pursue this opportunity.
> 
> Richard Frost
> SDSC