Re: Cobol 85 Standard

Douglas Gallant wrote:
> I'm also unaware of any other language (at least of recent vintage that
> lots of people care about) that charges anyone to see the official
> language specification (Java, .NET languages, etc.).
>
> I think making copies of theCOBOL docs and practically inviting someone
> to sue you would almost be humorous in its absurdity. Certainly falls
> into the "who cares" bucket.

I agree.  The Pascal standard has an IEEE copyright on it.  You can pay
large money to the IEEE to see a copy.  Some copies have appeared on the
net.  Nobody has been asked to remove the online versions.

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John Reagan
OpenVMS Pascal/Macro-32/COBOL Project Leader
Hewlett-Packard Company