That's a sharp point and it touches on my question yet it stands adjacent. What I am interested in is not the library and it is not the wording. What I would like to know is the decision making process which led to writing the paper. What was the measurement, the evidence, the rationale for deciding this should go in the standard?

This is an important question, as when a library becomes standardized there is a significant cost. Not just the perpetual cost of maintenance, but once a library goes in then it is extremely difficult to make any changes which would break ABI. We should never be in a hurry to standardize something as the penalty for not getting it perfect is high. "No" should be the default answer to questions of the form "should this be standardized." Only with overwhelming evidence (measurements, deployment experience, user testimonials, market survey) should the No become Yes.

Thanks