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From: [e-mail] (Kazimir Kylheku)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Ada standards
Date: 8 Mar 1996 13:22:29 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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In article <dewar.826300350@schonberg>, Robert Dewar <[e-mail]> wrote:
 >Kzaimir said
 >
 >": I hope I can lay my hands on the Ada ISO  documents. Getting a hold of
 >: a library copy of  the 83 will probably be  easier; ISO  documents are
 >: expensive and hence libraries   are accordintly somewhat selective  in
 >: their purchase orders. It's not likely that I can easily find the 1995
 >: standard."
 >
 >Another completely wrong statement. Try asking questions instead of

Not really. It is so laced with words like "hope" and "probably", that you
can't really say it's right or wrong. An expression of hope can be taken as a
question, pretty much.

 >making incorrect statements based on inaccurate knowledge (and apply
 >this principle as widely as you can) :-)
 >
 >The better post would have been
 >
 >"Where can I get the 1995 RM, and how much does it cost"
 >
 >And the answer is that you can get it free by ftp from a number of
 >sites. I suggest going to one of the Ada Web sites, where all this
 >information and more will easily be found.

I got answers anyway, so the post was good. :)
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