[std-interval] Interval comparison operators

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From: Sylvain Pion <Sylvain.Pion at sophia.inria.fr>
> Dear Lee,
> 
> Before going anywhere further on technical issues, I'm surprised by
> the copyright statement of your document.  It seems to imply that
> quoting/copying it from the text of the standard would add the
> requirement to add your copyright notice to it.

That is not the intent.  When the interval  proposal is adopted or our implementation is released to the public our interest inconfidentiality expires.  Until one of those events occurs public dissemination of our documentation is premature, so we hope to limit it.

We have no interest in affecting the text of the standard, nor would we claim rights on the text of the standard nor anything published with it.

> I let you imagine what would happen if everybody did that for such
> minor points.

It would be a silly situation.

> 
> If this is the case, then I'm not even willing to read it and take
> any risk.

I understand.

In the interest of supporting the proposal we are willing to make a limited disclosure.  If the only acceptable support is public disclosure, then we cannot comply for some months yet.

-- Lee Winter