You don't need information about the current standard. C++ books and references usually update to accomodate. Same with IDEs, you don't need to download the new standard because it's expected that all IDEs accomodate, and all of the used ones currently do. (VC++, Eclipse, wxdev, code::blocks, g++, etc...)
You'd be better off checking out the next standard, 0x (you can check on wikipedia).
I'm sorry but that doesn't answer any of my questions =[ I already knew current reference books carried this information but I would like the original non edited free version unless for some weird reason the standard costs money to read over?
Thanks Grey Wolf, that's what I was looking at before I posted this topic. I wasn't sure if there was another place that held the standard because it kind of surprised me that it would cost money.
You should pay to have the standard paper.
However, for some weird reason, you can get it for free at IEC's website ( http://www.iec.ch/ )
You need to search for "iso/iec 14882:2003" with their search engine and it will give you the pdf of the standard as third result
- Of course you can also Google for the pdf -
I think the link that you refer to, Bazzy, is just a preview - rather than the whole document.
For the OP, I believe the "draft" version of the standard is downloadable free, but as Bazzy mentioned - you are required to pay for the final version.
Finally! After 3 years I have the freaking standard document! I've been too cheap to buy it all this time and google yielded no free results. Thank you Grey Wolf!