Re: twice the same column name

DFS <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Sep 2021 10:36:41 -0400
Newsgroups comp.databases.mysql
Organization blocknews - www.blocknews.net
Message-ID <%[email protected]>
On 9/8/2021 5:01 PM, John Levine wrote:
> According to DFS  <[email protected]>:
>>> I would guess it may be mentioned in an ANSI documentation, maybe in one
>>> of those linked on this page:
>>> https://www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story?menuid=7&articleid=753a952d-1244-415b-bb92-0010750bb8cd
>>>
>>> Just have your creditcard ready, as they seems to want 200+ USD for one
>>> document.
>>
>> If you're a member.  $250 if not.
>>
>> I just chatted with someone at ansi.org and said your pdf prices were
>> too high and she said 'sorry you feel that way' and then asked 'Is there
>> anything else we may assist you with today?'.
>>
>> You can complain at [email protected].  I just did.
> 
> ANSI funds itself by selling copies of standards so I wouldn't waste my time.


What does ANSI.org do to justify such exorbitant prices?  Nothing as far 
as I can tell.

Most if not all the standards writers are employed in occupations where 
they develop the expertise to write the standards.  So they're already paid.

The 14-part SQL document would cost a non-member ~$3500.  It's ridiculous.