[std-interval] Interval comparison operators

[R. Baker Kearfott]

Lee,

At 05:15 PM 6/4/2006 +0000, first.i.last at comcast.net wrote:
>Dear Prof. Corliss,
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>> I'd even allow a modest delay in adoption, if we can
>> develop a consensus on what "right" is.
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>I have hopes in that direction, but am skeptical.  Do you have reason to
believe that a consensus is possible?  My understanding is that the FORTRAN
proposal failed due to conflicts within the interval community.  I have no
evidence to indicate that those conflicts have been resolved.  I fear that
the disclosure of our approach to the issues may create additional conflicts.
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The failure within the Fortran community was more complicated than
that, although lack of consensus within the interval community 
was a factor.  I am much more optimistic with the C++ proposal, due
to various facets of the discussion.

My view is that, if there is a hopeless lack of consensus, it may
indicate that there isn't a single "right" way, but choosing 
a particular way and having a standard is better than having none.
However, we should strive to maximize the utility of the language
in the standard.

Sincerely,

Baker
  

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