Re: [boost] Cost of standards documents (was: [any] new version)

Subject: Re: [boost] Cost of standards documents (was: [any] new version)
From: Alexander Terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-17 13:36:03

Dave Abrahams wrote:
[...]
> I doubt he would post here, because, well, this isn't really the best
> forum for it.  Please take your question over to comp.std.c++ 

Done, see below.

>                                                               and I'll
> be sure that he knows you're posting over there.

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Dave Abrahams wrote:
> 
> on Sat Sep 17 2011, Alexander Terekhov <terekhov-AT-web.de> wrote:
> 
> > Dave Abrahams wrote:
> >
> > [... setting zero price for C++ standard ...]
> >
> >> Sorry, I just don't know.  As convener, Herb Sutter deals with the
> >> governing bodies a lot.  If you're curious, you might ask him.
> >
> > Perhaps he could share his insights in a post to this thread?
> >
> > Could you please drop him an email (an email from me is more likely to
> > die in his spam folder).
> 
> I doubt he would post here, because, well, this isn't really the best
> forum for it.  Please take your question over to comp.std.c++ and I'll
> be sure that he knows you're posting over there.
> 
> > BTW, I found this:
> >
> > http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_in_figures_2010.pdf
> > (Financing)
> >
> > "140 million CHF per year is
> > the estimated cost for the operation
> > of committee secretariats financed
> > 38 by member bodies holding these
> > secretariats
> > 36 million CHF represents
> > the operational cost of the ISO
> > Central Secretariat financed
> > 53% through membership fees
> > 47% through sales of publications and
> > other income from services"
> >
> > It would be really interesting to know how much exactly ISO gets from
> > sales of C++ PDFs (and whether making them free would really bankrupt
> > ISO)...
> >
> > See also:
> >
> > http://www.acm.org/tsc/acmfree.htm
> >
> > regards,
> > alexander.
> >
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regards,
alexander.