I don't want to seem incredibly Luddite, but there are some things the World Wide
Web is not good at, and one of them is permanence. Try for example finding out
about Glasgow Haskell from http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk, which was I think the
standard URL a few years ago. In 2050 we may not even have
I find it therefore of concern that many crucial Haskell documents,
including the standard and, for example, the various Glasgow Haskell
manuals, are only available online.
My printed copy of the Haskell 98 report is numbered:
YaleU/DCS/RR-1106
Copies can no doubt be obtained from the
We're not really in a position to mail out bound copies of the Haskell
report. We generally distribute our tech reports in electronic form
and haven't even been asked for paper copies in years. I've got a few
bound Haskell reports that I give to visitors but we don't plan to
print any more. It
Alastair David Reid wrote:
I find it therefore of concern that many crucial Haskell documents,
including the standard and, for example, the various Glasgow Haskell
manuals, are only available online.
My printed copy of the Haskell 98 report is numbered:
YaleU/DCS/RR-1106
[snip]
