Hello,

Let me remind everyone that a Public Comment period
for the draft of the Fortran 2008 standard will be
during early June to eraly July.  I don't know
the exact dates now, I will post them when I do know.

You may want to start reading the draft now, as it's
about 600 pages.  The draft is 08-007r2.pdf on J3's site,
and N1623.pdf on WG5's.

Comments may be sent to J3 via an email address that
I will post when the comment period actually starts.
Those outside the USA may send their comments to their
national body.  The definitive list is here:
> http://www.iso.org/iso/standards_development/technical_committees/
> list_of_iso_technical_committees/iso_technical_committee_participation.htm?commid=45202

I'll 
> 
post more when I know more.  :-)

-- 
Cheers!

Dan Nagle

On May 1, 2:52 am, Dan Nagle <danna...@verizon.net> wrote:
[...]
> You may want to start reading the draft now, as it's
> about 600 pages.  The draft is 08-007r2.pdf on J3's site,
> and N1623.pdf on WG5's.
      =====

I think that's N1723.pdf.

On Apr 30, 9:52 am, Dan Nagle <danna...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Let me remind everyone that a Public Comment period
> for the draft of the Fortran 2008 standard will be
> during early June to early July.  I don't know
> the exact dates now, I will post them when I do know.

The WG5 webpage says that the ballot period ends 31 August.
I assume that this is the deadline for the national bodies,
and that public comments must be submitted to the appropriate
national body by the earlier deadline you mentioned.

> You may want to start reading the draft now, as it's
> about 600 pages.  The draft is 08-007r2.pdf on J3's site,
> and N1623.pdf on WG5's.

If you have the time, please review and comment on the
committee draft.  Many new features have been added, and it is
important that they be scrutinized.

The timing of this review is not good for it, but I have long
thought that reviewing a draft standard would make a good class
project.

Bob Corbett