Re: [boost] Re: Re: rational with finite precision

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-12 22:06:52

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:18:30 -0500, Beman Dawes wrote

>  > and resurrect the fixed decimal proposal (it died after it was
>  >rejected in review).
> 
> A decimal number proposal is starting to move through the C and C++ 
> committees. It is based on work done at IBM, and is designed to work 
> as either library software, or with a hardware accelerator, IIRC. 
> Thus anyone interested might want to become familiar with that 
> proposal before doing any new decimal work.

I assume this is the work from here?

http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/decimal/
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1016.htm

Problem I see is that IBM wants a $3000 license fee to use this.  I thought
things that went into the standard had to be available on an 'any-use' license
like boost -- or are they planning on changing the license if this is accepted?

Jeff