Jed Rothwell
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:03 -0800
I wrote:
This has a document number assigned, an "UNCLASSIFIED" status notification, and a release date of 13 November 2009. That means it is finished.
Also, Bev told me they are finished. Fini. Done. No more changes. Closed. It was closed before Nov. 1, as I mentioned. I got the impression that getting another change through, even a footnote that Andrei Lipson died, would be a headache.
You do not need to take my word for this. As I said, the document itself is in the final form these things take.
It sounds like it was a lot of work. For one thing, she had to get dozens of experts to reach a consensus. I happen to know several of those people, and getting them to reach a consensus or even agree where to eat lunch is like herding cats.
- Jed