"It seemed like a good idea."

The specifics of the required structure are at https://www.iso.org/sites/directives/current/part2/index.xhtml#_idTextAnchor169.

Ideas:

• [intro.structure] could move to the introduction
• [intro.syntax] likewise

Update from the published IS wording.

Then [intro.compliance] becomes a Clause.

Todo: create some novel, introductory wording:

• one paragraph about the intended audiences
• we once had an "acknowledgements" section; we could try to bring that back here.

Another thing we could discuss: meaning of "recommended practice"

Regarding Acknowledgements, @AlisdairM sent:

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Acknowledgements from C++98

1 The C++ programming language as described in this International Standard is based on the language as
described in Chapter R (Reference Manual) of Stroustrup: The C++ Programming Language (second edi-
tion, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, ISBN 0– 201– 53992– 6, copyright © 1991 AT&T). That, in
turn, is based on the C programming language as described in Appendix A of Kernighan and Ritchie: The C
Programming Language (Prentice-Hall, 1978, ISBN 0– 13– 110163– 3, copyright © 1978 AT&T).

2 Portions of the library clauses of this International Standard are based on work by P.J. Plauger, which was
published as The Draft Standard C++ Library (Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0– 13– 117003– 1, copyright © 1995
P.J. Plauger).

3 All rights in these originals are reserved.
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