On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Paul Querna wrote:
It would of been helpful to discuss this change before doing it on
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Last time someone just went off and did it, we ended up
reverting it all again.
That was for updating the dates, and the discussion was to hold off
because the board was going to mandate a different update.
The update I am doing right now is the one mandated by the board
at the May 24 meeting (minutes not yet public). The resolution says
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....Roy
