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Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard?

From Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard?
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Date 2012-02-07 09:19 +0100
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Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Keith Thompson wrote:
> 
> > Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> writes:
> > > Fritz Wuehler wrote:
> > >>            Yet something like an ISO or ANSI standard really should be
> > >> freely downloadable or available printed for actual cost, not as a profit.
> > >
> > > The current ISO or ANSI standards are sold for very much less than the
> > > actual costs. They are low volume documents whose development costs are
> > > subsidized by governments, trade organizations, private companies and
> > > individuals.
> >
> > Does the money paid for copies of the ISO C standard reimburse the
> > committee members for their time, or for any other actual expenses of
> > producing the standard?  My understanding is that the answer is no.
> >
> 
> My understanding is generated revenue goes to administration of
> standards organization. As a committee member my expenses have been
> paid for by my company and as far as I know expenses of most members
> are either sponsored by their companies, individual means or in some cases
> paid direct expenses by national organizations (typically a commercial
> organization not government)
> 
> The time commitment is significant close to a month per year is required
> by most committee members.

This is my experience as well.

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Reasonably priced C11 standard? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-01-25 12:53 -0800
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                Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2012-02-08 18:06 +0100
                Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2012-02-08 15:15 -0500
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          Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-13 03:32 -0800
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    Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-02-03 01:48 +0100
      Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-03 11:45 -0500
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          Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-03 15:58 -0500
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              Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-07 10:53 -0500
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                Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard? pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-02-07 23:07 -0500
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