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- From: williams@nrl-css.arpa
-
- Is there a machine readable copy of the ANSI C standard available?
- " " " " available via anonymous ftp?
- -russ
-
- [ I don't think so. Does anyone know for sure? -mod ]
-
- Volume-Number: Volume 13, Number 24
-
- Alas, no. ANSI makes its money from publishing standards. If there was
- a machine readable copy of the standard around for anonymous ftp, then many
- people would get a hold of it that way, rather than buy it from ANSI.
- Therefore, we can not distribute it electronically. (We do, of course,
- keep it on a computer for editing purposes, but it isn't available to
- the public.)
-
- My own personal opinion is that standards ought to be developed by some
- sort of subsidized, not-for-profit organization, and be available at media
- cost. (For all I know ANSI may BE "not-for-profit". That still doesn't
- mean they'll give away the standards they create.)
-
- If you want a paper copy of the current Draft, write to the address below.
- (This came from a previous std-unix posting.)
-
- Global Press
- 2625 Hickory St.
- P.O. Box 2504
- Santa Anna, CA 92707-3783
- U.S.A.
- 800-854-7179
- +1-714-540-9870 (from outside the U.S., ask for extension 245.)
- TELEX 692 373
-
- [ They moved. More currently, they appear to be:
-
- Global Engineering Documents
- 2805 McGaw
- Irvine, CA 92714
- USA
- +1-714-261-1455
- +1-800-854-7179
-
- -mod ]
-
- Ask for the X3.159 draft standard. The price is $65.
-
-
- Jim Williams
- X3J11, The ANSI C Committee
-
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- There is no 'd' in "kluge"! It rhymes with "deluge", not "sludge".
-
- James W. Williams williams@nrl-css.arpa
- Systems Administrator, Code 5505
- Information Technology Division
- Naval Research Laboratory (202) 767-9035
- Washington, DC 20375
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- Volume-Number: Volume 13, Number 29
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