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Richard Bos
CBFalconer said:You keep using that word "FOSS". What, if anything, does it mean?
That which is advocated by FOSSils.
Richard
CBFalconer said:You keep using that word "FOSS". What, if anything, does it mean?
Much the same with many who spam news groups with the answer Linux,
gcc
etc no mater how unsuitable it is. However I note that in clc that
is permitted whilst the odd one or two who are not of theFOSS faith
get savaged no matter what.
Free Open Source Software apparently. No my acronym but one used by
the open source crowd
Chris Hills said:Which ISO standard is that one?
Chris said:I didn't say internal.
So I can't modify/adapt etc the FOSS SW and issue it without
disclosing the source.
Chris said:Which ISO standard is that one?
N869 is a preliminary draft of C99, dated Jan 18, 1999. N1124 is a
post-C99 version, incorporating the C99 standard plus TC1 and TC2.
Keith Thompson said:N869 is a preliminary draft of C99,
dated Jan 18, 1999. N1124 is a
post-C99 version, incorporating the C99 standard plus TC1 and TC2.
True, but the greatest problem is that the educated chimps are not going
to be using strcpy_s() in the first place. strcpy_s() will be used by
people with a bee in their bonnet about security-by-magic; the educated
chimps will keep using strcpy() on uninitialised pointers; intelligent
programmers will continue to use strcpy() safely. Thus, this entire
_s-debacle will be yet another useless bag on the side of C.
Chris Hills said:Precisely... It is a DRAFT not a standard of any sort and quoting
from it is meaningless.
Again a committee DRAFT not a standard of any sort and quoting from it
is meaningless.
Keith said:Did the definition of strcpy() change between n869, C99, and n1124?
Harald van Dijk said:Yes, 7.21.1p3 (in n1124) was added in C99 TC2.
Keith Thompson said:Then perhaps you could have said that.
I frequently quote from n1124.pdf. All changes are clearly marked
with change bars (I also have a copy of the actual C99 standard).
Furthermore, my understanding is that TC1 and TC2 are official
modifications to the standard, so N1124 is more accurate than the
original C99 standard (please correct me if I'm mistaken).
Chris said:Quoting from the N docs because you don't want to spend the money on an
official document is no excuse
Chris said:Quoting from the N docs because you don't want to spend the money on an
official document is no excuse (I know you have official docs, Keith so
that comment wasn't aimed at you)
Harald said:Well, I'm quoting from the drafts because even though I would be quite happy
to purchase a copy of the standard for the price ANSI charges for it, I am
not able to do so: payment by credit card is simply not an option for me
(that's assuming ANSI doesn't sell only to folks from the US; I'm not sure
about that), and all other methods I am aware of would cost me over 100
Euros extra. If you can tell me how I can obtain the official standard for
a reasonable price (which may be higher than ANSI's, but more than four
times as high is ridiculous), please let me know, I would be very
interested. If you cannot tell me how to obtain the official standard for a
reasonable price, I will continue to rely on the drafts. How you feel about
that is up to you; I don't and won't feel bad about it.
http://www.amazon.com/C-Standard-Incorporating-Technical-Corrigendum/dp/0470845732jacob said:"The C Standard" Incorporating Technical Corrigendum No 1"
Wiley and Sons Ltd.
ISBN 0-470-84573-2
This is a very good book. I do not remember the exact price
http://www.quantumbooks.com/c/03PROGC lists it for 72 dollars
This one lists for 52 euros
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-WILEYEUROPE2_SEARCH_RESULT.html?query=The C Standard
Amazon lists it for 54.45 dollars
Harald van said:Well, I'm quoting from the drafts because even though I would be quite happy
to purchase a copy of the standard for the price ANSI charges for it,
I am
not able to do so: payment by credit card is simply not an option for me
(that's assuming ANSI doesn't sell only to folks from the US;
I'm not sure
about that), and all other methods I am aware of would cost me over 100
Euros extra. If you can tell me how I can obtain the official standard for
a reasonable price (which may be higher than ANSI's, but more than four
times as high is ridiculous), please let me know, I would be very
interested.
jacob navia said:"The C Standard" Incorporating Technical Corrigendum No 1"
Wiley and Sons Ltd.
ISBN 0-470-84573-2
This is a very good book. I do not remember the exact price
http://www.quantumbooks.com/c/03PROGC lists it for 72 dollars
This one lists for 52 euros
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-WILEYEUROPE2_SEARCH_RESULT.html?
query=The%20C%20Standard
Amazon lists it for 54.45 dollars
http://www.amazon.com/C-Standard-Incorporating-Technical-Corrigendum/dp/
0470845732
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