> Phillip Helbig writes:

>  > > oh come! dont be *too* paranoid. if we have to pay a license fee to use

>  > > ISO standards, the world will have become *very* odd...

>  >

>  > From what I understand with regard to Fortran standards, if you want a

>  > copy of the standard, you have to pay a substantial sum to ISO.

>  >

> that sounds like a reasonable fine for those using Fortran.



Well, it applies to ALL standards.



> you also have to buy newspapers and books and electricity and food.



Yes, of course, I have no problem with this in principle (I use VMS not

linux and don't mind paying for the work someone has done).  However, if

one USEs a standard, in practice one would need a copy, so it's either

pay money or do it illegally.





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