(j3.2006) What IFIP WG 2.5 has sent to IEEE P754

[Robert Corbett]

Van Snyder wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 19:03 -0800, Robert Corbett wrote:
> 
> 
>>How long would a submission requesting addition of interval
>>arithmetic to Fortran 2008 delay that standard?
> 
> 
> Not at all.  It should have been submitted during the requirements phase
> in 2004-2005.  The next requirements opportunity is probably 2008-2009.

Why would you think the same is not true of IEEE 754r?

Bob Corbett