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

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