From owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk Fri Mar 28 22:42:14 2003 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8/8.9.2) id h2SLgEDU040175 for sc22docs-domo; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:42:14 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk) X-Authentication-Warning: ptah.dkuug.dk: majordom set sender to owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk using -f Received: from email1.ansi.org (email1.ansi.org [12.15.192.17]) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8/8.9.2) with ESMTP id h2SLg4QV040170 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:42:07 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mdeane@ANSI.org) Received: by email1.ansi.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 16:42:21 -0500 Message-ID: <2F81C8110D55D411882A0020356797B20413BD95@email1.ansi.org> From: Matthew Deane To: "'SC 22 Distribution List'" Subject: SC 22 N 3559 - Proposal for Re-adoption of Withdrawn Standard (IS O 1538) and Simultaneous Transition to Stabilized Status Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 16:42:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2F572.E591A700" Sender: owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk Precedence: bulk This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2F572.E591A700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N3559 TITLE: Proposal for Re-adoption of Withdrawn Standard (ISO 1538) and Simultaneous Transition to Stabilized Status DATE ASSIGNED: 2003-03-28 SOURCE: National Body of the Netherlands BACKWARD POINTER: SC 22 N3518 DOCUMENT TYPE: National Body Contribution PROJECT NUMBER: STATUS: Per SC 22 N 3518, SC 22 members were requested to send recommendations to the SC 22 Secretariat for any standards that should be transitioned to stabilized status. The Netherlands has nominated ISO 1538:1984 - Programming languages -- ALGOL 60, as a candidate. The rationale is provided below, as well as in the following: http://www.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/def/n3559.pdf. Unless objection to this action is received by 2003-05-01, this recommendation will be forwarded to JTC 1 on behalf of SC 22. ACTION IDENTIFIER: COM DUE DATE: 2003-05-01 DISTRIBUTION: Text and PDF CROSS REFERENCE: DISTRIBUTION FORM: Def Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat Matt Deane ANSI 25 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 642-4992 Fax: (212) 840-2298 Email: mdeane@ansi.org ___end of cover page, beginning of document____ Netherlands Comment on Re-adoption of ISO 1538 (JTC1/SC22 N 3518) The Netherlands NB proposes re-adoption of ISO 1538, Programming Languages - Algol 60. Considerations are the following, supported by documents, as required. a. ISO 1538 is stable, the final result of a development of 22 years reached in 1984 (1)(3). b. ISO 1538 is referenced by a Swedish National Standard (2). Other references are mentioned by authors, but are difficult to track, because there is no duty to inform SC22 about referencing one of its standards. However, many algorithms have been published in the literature (4), that are still in use, or being discussed in textbooks. To understand these, the rules of the language must be available. Latin is no longer spoken, but a Latin text is incomprehensible without resorting to its grammar, which must be kept in print to that purpose (1). (1) The programming language scene, ten years on. Paper 6: The Algol languages J.W. van Wingen Computer Standards and Interfaces 16 (1994) 465-467 (2) Programming language SIMULA, Swedish Standard SS 63 61 14 0.3 REFERENCES (p. 3) 1987-05-20 (3) JTC1/SC22 N 034, 135, 264, 395, 644, 684 (4) Communications of the ACM, Collected Algorithms (details will be supplied later on) ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2F572.E591A700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SC 22 N 3559 - Proposal for Re-adoption of Withdrawn Standard = (ISO 1538) and Simultaneous Transition to Stabilized Status

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
Programming languages, their = environments and system software interfaces
Secretariat:  U.S.A.  = (ANSI)
 
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N3559
 
TITLE:
Proposal for Re-adoption of = Withdrawn Standard (ISO 1538) and Simultaneous Transition to Stabilized = Status

DATE ASSIGNED:
2003-03-28
       
SOURCE:
National Body of the = Netherlands

BACKWARD POINTER:
SC 22 N3518
 
DOCUMENT TYPE:
National Body = Contribution

PROJECT NUMBER:
 
STATUS:
Per SC 22 N 3518, SC 22 members were requested to send recommendations = to the SC 22 Secretariat for any standards that should be transitioned = to stabilized status.  The Netherlands has nominated ISO = 1538:1984 = - Programming languages -- ALGOL 60, as a candidate.  The rationale is provided = below, as well as in the following:  http://www.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/def/n3559.pdf= .

Unless objection to this action = is received by 2003-05-01, this recommendation will be forwarded to JTC = 1 on behalf of SC 22.

ACTION IDENTIFIER:
COM
 
DUE DATE:
2003-05-01
 
DISTRIBUTION:
Text and PDF

CROSS REFERENCE:
 
DISTRIBUTION FORM:
Def
 
Address reply to:
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 = Secretariat
Matt Deane
ANSI
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY  10036
Telephone:  (212) = 642-4992
Fax:    &nbs= p;        (212) 840-2298
Email:  = mdeane@ansi.org

___end of cover page, beginning = of document____


Netherlands Comment on Re-adoption of = ISO 1538
(JTC1/SC22 N 3518)

The Netherlands NB proposes = re-adoption of ISO 1538, Programming
Languages - Algol 60.

Considerations are the following, = supported by documents, as required.

a.  ISO 1538 is stable, the final = result of a development of 22 years
reached in 1984 (1)(3).

b.  ISO 1538 is referenced by a = Swedish National Standard (2). Other
references are mentioned by authors, = but are difficult to track,
because there is no duty to inform = SC22 about referencing one of its
standards. However, many algorithms = have been published in the
literature (4), that are still in = use, or being discussed in textbooks.
To understand these, the rules of the = language must be available.
Latin is no longer spoken, but a = Latin text is incomprehensible
without resorting to its grammar, = which must be kept in print to
that purpose (1).

(1) The programming language scene, = ten years on.
    Paper 6: The Algol = languages
    J.W. van = Wingen
    Computer Standards = and Interfaces 16 (1994) 465-467

(2) Programming language SIMULA, = Swedish Standard SS 63 61 14
    0.3 REFERENCES (p. = 3)
    1987-05-20

(3) JTC1/SC22 N 034, 135, 264, 395, = 644, 684

(4) Communications of the ACM, = Collected Algorithms
    (details will be = supplied later on)

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