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- From: enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
- Subject: Re: Archive site for docs?
- Message-ID: <23310A@erik.naggum.no>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 23:04:25 GMT
- References: <1992Aug18.174303.2087@nosc.mil>
- Organization: Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
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- I guess we need an "ISO standards FAQ" with this question answered and
- mailed weekly to a number of newsgroups.
-
- ISO standards are copyright by the International Organization for
- Standardization. ISO depends on the proceeds from the sale of the
- standards to cover their operating costs. They also maintain that
- electronic copies can get out of control, i.e. be tampered with and
- destroy the credibility of ISO standards, and to the advancement of the
- tamperer's causes, such as a company which isn't able to conform 100% to
- the requirements, and slightly modifies them, or removes the trickiest
- ones. ISO standards are available from ISO headquarters in Geneva, or
- from your national ISO member body (ANSI in the U.S.). ISO standards
- are not government publications, either.
-
- CCITT recommendations are copyright by the Comite Consultatif
- International de Telegraphique et Telephonique. CCITT publishes all its
- recommendations every four years. The last complete publication was in
- 1988, with the Blue Book. The next edition is probably the White Book,
- in 1992, but not available until sometime in 1994 or 1995, due to
- printing and distribution constraints. CCITT recommendations are
- available from CCITT headquarters in Geneva, or from your local telecom
- regulatory body.
-
- You won't find documents from either of these organizations available
- for FTP anywhere, at least not anywhere where the law is respected.
-
- In summary, you should expect to spend a small amount of the money you
- save from your net.access on paper documents.
-
- Best regards,
- </Erik>
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