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From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-01 05:15:18
>-----Original Message-----
>From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
>[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Howard Hinnant
>Sent: 01 November 2007 02:16
>To: boost_at_[hidden]
>Subject: Re: [boost] Comments about N2320
>>
>> Sure, C and C++ compatibility would be great - but is this "just" a
>> matter
>> of principle, or is there a large user base which is only waiting for
>> cross-language threading compatibility? I'm certainly not (sorry).
>
>Here's an interesting read on the subject:
>
>http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2455.pdf
>
>For those of you not familiar with the language of standardization,
>this is an official letter from the C committee to the C++ committee
>saying: "Thank you for removing cancellation. Now we want you to
>promise that you will not even discuss bringing it back."
Sounds like the tail is trying to wag the dog!
Paul
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