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From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-13 16:09:21


At 10:06 PM 12/12/2004, Jeff Garland wrote:
>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

Yes, but also be sure to read Bill Plauger's critique of N1016:
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2004/n1567.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?

I don't know but can find out. Do you have a reference that discusses the
license?

--Beman


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