It would be nice to add it to the docs of the project. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Rod Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Hackers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Where to get official SQL spec (was Re: Domain Support)
> "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I seem to have parts 1-5 .txt of sql99 on my computer here. I ftp'd them > > off some ftp site yonks ago. Anyone want them? Is it legal for me to have > > them or distribute them? > > My understanding of the legal situation is that what's circulating > around the net in plain text form is *draft* versions of the spec. > It is okay to redistribute these freely. The *official* version > you are supposed to pay for. > > No, I don't know how close the drafts really are to the final. > > Personally I tend to consult the draft versions more than the PDF > versions anyway, because it's vastly easier to search flat ASCII > files than PDFs ... so I sure hope they're pretty close ... > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
