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From: g-patter@gumby.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Standardization
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 19:02:33 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 19:02:33 1985
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> ..... Whether you personally accept it or not, standards exist for
> Pascal for both the ANSI/IEEE and ISO versions.

Sorry.  I am of the opinion that the plural of "standard" is an oxymoron,
unless you're referring to gas stations.  It's similar to saying "multiple
universes" -- there is only ONE ("Uni").  If you have more than one "standard"
then you have none.  To say, "This is ISO standard, that's ANSI" means that
neither one of them is really STANDARD.  Sure, I can write my own compiler
and declare it to be O. W. N. Standard, but it will STILL be rejected by
some other "standard" compiler.

	-Steve Patterson, UWMadison