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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: System.Address'Size - not a static integer expression?
Date: 8 Mar 2002 13:07:29 -0600
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In article <7f1fa3aa.0203081034.12a7bd11@posting.google.com>, presbeis@look.ca (FGD) writes:

> I've wondered about this in the past, I can't remember any "official"
> justification for this. Why does the RM say it's not static?

Typically the RM does not explain "why".  If anything explains "why" it
would more likely be the Rationale or the Annotated RM (for implementors).