> Phillip Helbig writes: > > 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. > > strange. I use software based on standards every day of my life, and I > don't own any of them. how is your copy of ASCII? Sorry, I wasn't thinking about the equivalent of the Fortran programmer, but rather the equivalent of the Fortran compiler writer, who probably DOES need a real copy of the standard. -- Phillip Helbig Email ......... [log in to unmask] Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Tel. .... +44 1477 571 321 (ext. 297) Jodrell Bank Fax ................ +44 1477 571 618 Macclesfield Telex ................ 36149 JODREL G UK-Cheshire SK11 9DL Web ... http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pjh/