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Subject: ANS FORTH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
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Date: 6 Jun 90 03:55:08 GMT
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Category 18,  Topic 16
Message 20        Mon Jun 04, 1990
D.RUFFER [Dennis]            at 23:01 EDT
 
Re: dwp@willett.UUCP (Doug Philips)

 >  > will be able to download it in electronic format.
 >
 > Side Issue:  Is this something that will benefit other standards
 > or not?  How did X3J14 pull it off?

They just finally decided to do it.  I think what did it was that Jack and I
both were there (we have both been pushing for it from day one).  We also sell
the BASIS which is not something normally done by other standards groups.  I
believe we are getting away with it on the arguement that it is being done to
promote the submission of proposals.  In fact, that is stated right on the
first page:

     "This document exists only as a platform for making proposals"

 > there will be no X3J14 police going around to make sure your
 > Forth conforms.

I consider this a serious problem that I would like to try to solve. Is anyone
else interested in working on a test suite?  I would like to see an impartial
organization (like FIG) offer tests to all the vendors and award certificates
of compliance to those who pass the tests.  I think it can be done, but it
will take people who are willing to work on the tests, and impartial judges
who could do the testing.  Do we have any volunteers?

DaR
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