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| From | David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards |
| Date | 2021-07-08 08:46 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <sc66vk$95u$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <sc5fi3$he1$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 08/07/2021 02:00, Real Troll wrote: > I have managed to find direct links to the official standard and they > are here: > > <http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1336.pdf> > <http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1256.pdf> > <http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1124.pdf> > > I am not sure if there are any official standards after n1336.pdf. > Perhaps there are or perhaps there aren't unless you pay for them. Let > me know if there are any for free use. > That's a useful list - thanks. > Microsoft has defined what Open Standard Means: > >> Let's look at what an open standard means: 'open' refers to it being >> royalty-free, while 'standard' means a technology approved by >> formalized committees that are open to participation by all interested >> parties and operate on a consensus basis. _*An open standard is >> publicly available*_, and developed, approved and maintained via a >> collaborative and consensus driven process. > As usual, Microsoft has a somewhat different definition from other people... "Open standard" usually means that the standard is /available/ to anyone who wants it - but not necessarily for free. There are a great many open standards that are only available for a fee, or if you join the relevant group. "Open" in this context means that anyone can get the standards - there are no restrictions by country, company, contract, etc. This also applies to the C and C++ standards, which are published by ISO - anyone can get the standards, but you have to pay for them. What is unusual (but /very/ nice) is that the ISO working groups here publish their drafts at zero cost.
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[ OT ] C - Open Standards Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-08 01:00 +0100
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-08 01:20 +0100
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2021-07-08 03:53 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-08 02:30 +0000
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-07 20:34 -0700
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-07-08 09:18 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-08 00:57 -0700
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-07-08 12:07 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2021-07-08 10:18 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-09 03:41 +0100
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-07-08 08:46 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2021-07-08 08:21 +0000
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2021-07-08 10:31 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Bo Persson <bo@bo-persson.se> - 2021-07-08 12:19 +0200
Re: [ OT ] C - Open Standards Cholo Lennon <chololennon@hotmail.com> - 2021-07-10 19:47 -0300
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