From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 8 Feb 93 04:25:40 GMT From: alex@MIMSY.CS.UMD.EDU (Alex Blakemore) Subject: Re: 8 bit characters, POSIX, IEEE and flames (Was Re: Two "Simple" I/O Questions) Message-ID: <64103@mimsy.umd.edu> List-Id: In article emery@dr_no.mitre.org (David Em ery) writes: > I can assure everyone that the current IEEE standard is *NOT* a Xerox > copy of the balloted draft with a couple of text edit changes. In > fact, it was phototypeset at no little expense. Dave and all, I must apologize for not reading the stamp on the front that says the current distribution is is manuscript form prior to publication I was under the impression that what they were selling now was the finished product. I was annoyed that for the amount of money they charge ($40-$60), the standard was not bound - just loose unpunched paper. I already had something like that from the balloting. For that price, I expected some kind of book. If its typeset, its hard to tell from a good copy. Its wonderful that the IEEE wants to release an early manuscript, but I wish they had made that clear. I would have saved my money. Perhaps someone will save a few dollars by waiting till the bound version is ready if thats what they want as a result of my last flame. If you dont have a copy from the balloting, then its probably worth it to buy this early copy irregardless of the form. > Currently, they are considering > providing the package specs on a floppy disk with each copy of the > POSIX 1003.5 standard. (Current holders of the standard would be > entitled to a copy of this disk presumably for free.) This would be a nice benefit but may be unnecessary for everyone. I'ld be happy if they just made it available to people who request it (in some electronic form). > I can assure you that the IEEE > professionals who work on standards (or at least the project edtior > who worked on the POSIX standards) earn every cent of their pay. The document is very professionally done, I never questioned the quality of the work. The editing changes that I mentioned involve things like moving the rationale and notes to an appendix (which are not officially part of the standard). I did not suggest that any content changed after balloting. -- --------------------------------------------------- Alex Blakemore alex@cs.umd.edu NeXT mail accepted