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From: Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de>
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Subject: Re: Latest draft of C++ 11 Organization: Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd.
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:55:52 +0200
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Ian Collins wrote:
> 
> On 06/11/11 10:53 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> >
> > Ian Collins wrote:
> >>
> >> On 06/10/11 11:28 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Öö Tiib wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jun 10, 1:05 pm, Alexander Terekhov<terek...@web.de>   wrote or
> >>>> actually copy-pasted:
> >>>>
> >>>>> http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/index.html
> >>>>> http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/DISCLAIMER.pdf
> >>>>
> >>>> I didn't get what was your point? . . .
> >>>
> >>> The point is that C++ should get rid of ISO and go to ECMA.
> >>
> >> All this moaning over a $20 odd download?
> >
> > INCITS/ISO/IEC 14882-2003 price is $30, not $20.
> 
> $20, $30, who cares?  How much of you time would that buy?

Not much of my time and so what?

Why should I pay even 20 cents to american national body ONLY given that
other national bodies are also involved in the process?

C++ standardization does NOT rely on sales of the standard.

> 
> > ISO should sue INCITS (ANSI) for price dumping to begin with.
> 
> They can sue the BSI while they are at it:
> 
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Standard-Incorporating-Technical-Corrigendum-No/dp/0470846747/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307791522&sr=1-1

Does the latest draft of C++ 11 cost $36.91 as well?

http://coinmill.com/GBP_USD.html#GBP=22.66

Do you have a link?

regards,
alexander.