Access to UNIX-Related Standards (diffs since last posting)

jsq at longway.tic.com jsq at longway.tic.com
Fri Jan 20 16:17:00 AEST 1989


*** standards.November	Thu Jan 19 23:57:38 1989
--- standards.January	Thu Jan 19 23:57:50 1989
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  USENIX soon after each IEEE 1003 meeting for posting in comp.std.unix
  and in ;login:, the Newsletter of the USENIX Association.
  
! Changes from last posting:  IEEE 1003.1 Full Use Standard.
! Donn Terry is now 1003.1 chair; Jim Isaak is still 1003 chair.
! New IEEE 1003.7 and proposed 1003.8.  NBS is now NIST.  POSIX FIPS.
! New X/OPEN address and Institutional Representative.
  
  Access information is given in this article for the following standards:
  IEEE 1003.1 (operating system interface), 1003.2 (shell and tools),
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  USENIX soon after each IEEE 1003 meeting for posting in comp.std.unix
  and in ;login:, the Newsletter of the USENIX Association.
  
! Changes from last posting: 1003.9, 1003.10, NIST GOSIP Users' Workshop.
! IEEE Computer Society doesn't sell IEEE 1003.1 Full Use Standard.
! IEEE 1003 October 1989 meeting is definitely in Brussels.
! Revised /usr/group Super Computing chairs.
  
  Access information is given in this article for the following standards:
  IEEE 1003.1 (operating system interface), 1003.2 (shell and tools),
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  	1003.3 (testing and verification), 1003.4 (real time),
  	1003.5 (ADA binding), 1003.6 (security),
  	1003.7 (system administration), 1003.8 (networking),
+ 	1003.9 (FORTRAN binding), 1003.10 (supercomputing),
  	1003.0 (POSIX guide).
  NIST FIPS.
  /usr/group Technical Committee Subcommittees on distributed file system,
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  UNIX, which is an implementation licensed by a certain vendor.  Source
  level application portability is the goal.
  
! Bulk orders may be made from the IEEE Computer Society in Los Angeles at
  
- 		+1-714-821-8380
- 
- Unfortunately, this only works for multiple copies.
- But the following mail address works for single copies:
- 
- 		IEEE Computer Society
- 		P.O. Box 80452
- 		Worldway Postal Center
- 		Los Angeles, Ca. 90080
- 
- Or contact:
- 
- 		IEEE Service Center
- 		445 Hoes Ln.
- 		Piscataway, NJ 08854
  		+1-201-981-0060
  
  The price is reputed to be $16 (plus tax, shipping, and handling).
  
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  UNIX, which is an implementation licensed by a certain vendor.  Source
  level application portability is the goal.
  
! The standard may be ordered from:
  
  		+1-201-981-0060
+ 		IEEE Service Center
+ 		445 Hoes Lane
+ 		Piscataway, NJ  08854
+ 		U.S.A.
  
  The price is reputed to be $16 (plus tax, shipping, and handling).
  
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  		Hewlett Packard Systems Division
  		3404 E. Harmony Road
  		Fort Collins, CO  80525
+ 		U.S.A.
  
  TAG meetings tend to be held wherever 1003.1 is meeting.
  
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  NIST has a POSIX Conformance Test Suite (PCTS) for 1003.1.
  
! NIST is also producing a FIPS based on IEEE 1003.2, probably from
! the draft made by 1003.2 at their March 1988 meeting.
  
  NIST sponsors a number of standards-related workshops, including:
  1988 Sep 22	System Administration and Shell & Tools
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  NIST has a POSIX Conformance Test Suite (PCTS) for 1003.1.
  
! NIST is also producing a FIPS based on IEEE 1003.2, and has started
! one on system administration.
  
  NIST sponsors a number of standards-related workshops, including:
  1988 Sep 22	System Administration and Shell & Tools
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  1988 Nov 15	POSIX Applications
  1988 Nov 16	POSIX FIPS Revision
  1989 Jan 17	Terminal Interface Extensions and Network Services
+ 1989 Mar 1-2	GOSIP Users' Workshop
  1989 May 16	POSIX Applications
  
  
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  		James Isaak
  		Chairperson, IEEE/CS P1003
! 		Tel.: (603)881-0480
! 		Fax.: (603)881-0120
  		decvax!isaak
  		isaak at decvax.dec.com
  		Digital Equipment
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  		James Isaak
  		Chairperson, IEEE/CS P1003
! 		+1-603-881-0480
! 		fax: +1-603-881-0120
  		decvax!isaak
  		isaak at decvax.dec.com
  		Digital Equipment
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  		ZK03-3/Y25
  		110 Spit Brook Rd.
  		Nashua, NH  03062-2698
+ 		U.S.A.
  
  Sufficiently interested parties may join the working group.
  
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  1003.5	Ada Binding for POSIX		Terry Fong (USArmy), Stowe Boyd(Compass)
  1003.6	Security			Dennis Steinauer (NBS), Ron Elliot (IBM)
  1003.7	System Administration		Steve Carter (Bellcore)
! 1003.8	Networking			Dave Dodge (committee not yet approved)
  
! Inquiries regarding any of the subcommittees should go to the same address
! as for 1003.1.
  
  
  The next scheduled meetings of the P1003 working groups are:
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  1003.5	Ada Binding for POSIX		Terry Fong (USArmy), Stowe Boyd(Compass)
  1003.6	Security			Dennis Steinauer (NBS), Ron Elliot (IBM)
  1003.7	System Administration		Steve Carter (Bellcore)
! 1003.8	Networking			Dave Dodge
! 1003.9	FORTRAN binding			proposed
! 1003.10	Supercomputing			proposed, derived from /usr/group
  
! Inquiries regarding any of the subcommittees should go to address for the
! IEEE 1003 chair.
  
  
  The next scheduled meetings of the P1003 working groups are:
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  1989 Jan 9-13	IEEE 1003	Embassy Suites, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  1989 Apr 24-28	IEEE 1003	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
  1989 Jul 10-14	IEEE 1003	San Francisco, CA
! 1989 Oct 16-20	IEEE 1003	Brussels (or Amsterdam)
  1990 Jan 29	IEEE 1003	New Orleans, LA
  1990 Apr	IEEE 1003	Montreal, Quebec
  
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  1989 Jan 9-13	IEEE 1003	Embassy Suites, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  1989 Apr 24-28	IEEE 1003	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
  1989 Jul 10-14	IEEE 1003	San Francisco, CA
! 1989 Oct 16-20	IEEE 1003	Brussels, Belgium
  1990 Jan 29	IEEE 1003	New Orleans, LA
  1990 Apr	IEEE 1003	Montreal, Quebec
  
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  There are four Institutional Representatives to P1003:  John Quarterman
  from USENIX, Heinz Lycklama from /usr/group, Mike Lambert from X/OPEN,
! and David Chen from OSF.  The two from USENIX and /usr/group are also
! representatives to the U.S. TAG to ISO SC22 WG15.
  
  There is a USENIX Standards Watchdog Committee of volunteers who report
  on issues raised in standards committee meetings; composite reports are
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  There are four Institutional Representatives to P1003:  John Quarterman
  from USENIX, Heinz Lycklama from /usr/group, Mike Lambert from X/OPEN,
! and David Chen from OSF.  They are apparently all also representatives
! to the U.S. TAG to ISO SC22 WG15.
  
  There is a USENIX Standards Watchdog Committee of volunteers who report
  on issues raised in standards committee meetings; composite reports are
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  					attunix!jeanne
  
  /usr/group Working Group on Super Computing:
! 	Karen Sheaffer			Robin O'Neill
! 	Sandia National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
! 	P.O. Box 969			P.O. Box 5509, L560
! 	Livermore, CA  94550		Livermore, CA  94550
! 	415-422-3431			415-422-0973
! 					oneill#r%mfe at lll-mfe.arpa
  
  
  The X3H3.6 display management committee has recently formed to develop
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  					attunix!jeanne
  
  /usr/group Working Group on Super Computing:
!         Karen Sheaffer                  Jonathan Brown
!         Sandia National Laboratory      Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
!         P.O. Box 969                    P.O. Box 5509, L-560
!         Livermore, CA  94550            Livermore, CA  94550
!         415-294-3431                    415-423-4157
!         karen at snll-arpagw.llnl.gov      jbrown at nmfecc.arpa
!  
  
  
  The X3H3.6 display management committee has recently formed to develop
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  		wanginst!ulowell!grinstein
  
  
- The Abstract of the 1003.1 Trial Use Standard adds:
  
! 	This interface is a complement to the C Programming Language
! 	in the C Information Bulletin prepared by Technical Committee X3J11
! 	of the Accredited Standards Committee X3, Information Processing
! 	Systems, further specifying an environment for portable application
! 	software.
  
- X3J11 is sometimes known as the C Standards Committee.  Their liaison to
- P1003 is
- 
  		Don Kretsch
  		AT&T
  		190 River Road
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  		wanginst!ulowell!grinstein
  
  
  
! X3J11 is sometimes known as the C Standards Committee.  Their liaison
! to P1003 is
  
  		Don Kretsch
  		AT&T
  		190 River Road
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  		X/Open
  		Abbot's House
  		Abbey Road
! 		Reading, Berkshire
! 		ENGLAND
  		+44 256 843-142
  		mgl at xopen.co.uk
  		uunet!mcvax!inset!xopen!mgl
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  		X/Open
  		Abbot's House
  		Abbey Road
! 		Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BD
! 		England
  		+44 256 843-142
  		mgl at xopen.co.uk
  		uunet!mcvax!inset!xopen!mgl

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