From owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk Thu Apr 24 19:33:55 2003 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8p1/8.9.2) id h3OHXtIV024565 for sc22docs-domo; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:33:55 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk) X-Authentication-Warning: ptah.dkuug.dk: majordom set sender to owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk using -f Received: from email1.ansi.org (email1.ansi.org [12.15.192.17]) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8p1/8.9.2) with ESMTP id h3OHXjrH024560 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:33:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mdeane@ANSI.org) Received: by email1.ansi.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:34:22 -0400 Message-ID: <2F81C8110D55D411882A0020356797B20413C00C@email1.ansi.org> From: Matthew Deane To: "'SC 22 Distribution List'" Subject: SC 22 N 3563 - Japanese Position on the Establishment of Internat ional Standard for Linux Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:34:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C30A87.B8E628A0" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.32 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) Sender: owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk Precedence: bulk This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C30A87.B8E628A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22/Linux Study Group Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 N3563 TITLE: Japanese Position on the Establishment of International Standard for Linux DATE ASSIGNED: 2003-04-24 SOURCE: Japanese National Body BACKWARD POINTER: DOCUMENT TYPE: National Body Contribution PROJECT NUMBER: N/A STATUS: This contribution will be reviewed at the Linux Study Group meeting, 28-30 May 2003, London, UK. ACTION IDENTIFIER: FYI DUE DATE: N/A DISTRIBUTION: Text CROSS REFERENCE: N/A DISTRIBUTION FORM: Open Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat Matt Deane ANSI 25 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 642-4992 Fax: (212) 840-2298 Email: mdeane@ansi.org ____end of cover page, beginning of document__________ April 24, 2003 To: SC 22/Linux Study Group From: Japan Subject: Japanese position on the establishment of international standard for Linux Whereas, attempts to refer to Linux and open source technologies for Linux by governmental and public sectors' procurement specifications are started in multiple countries rapidly, and whereas international application portability and interoperability, which enables nation wide and international corporations among governmental projects, are key to success of those attempts, Japan recognizes that there should be strong market requirements for international de jure standard on Linux. However, Japan is afraid that open source communities and Linux distributions, who actually develop Linux technologies, may not provide any conforming implementation of ISO/IEC Linux standard, if ISO/IEC develops its Linux standard disregard with the open source communities' activity. To mitigate such risk, Japan believes that the only approach which ISO/IEC JTC1 can take is to accept publicly available defacto standard specification as ISO/IEC standard through PAS process. Then ISO/IEC would be able to provide the international standard for Linux in a timely manner with enough market acceptance. Japan is willing to review and comment to the proposed standard for Linux very carefully from both technical and editorial point of view, if a text is contributed to ISO/IEC from a well recognized international organization who promote open source. Japan also suggest to make a resolution in the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/Linux Study Group meeting, which encourage ISO/IEC JTC1 to take an appropriate action for granting the right of PAS submitter to the organization who has capability to submit Linux specifications. Once an international standard for Linux is established, the maintenance work of the international standard should be performed as joint activity between the PAS submitter and a WG under ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22. Japan observes that each national body of ISO/IEC JTC1 may have unique requirements to the international standard for Linux in order to build their own application on the top of Linux. However, to maintain international application portability and interoperability of Linux, localization, modifications or profiling of the international standard for Linux by each nation body should be avoided as far as possible. The solution to the nation unique requirements should be developed internationally and should be incorporated in the international standard. To encourage national bodies' contribution to the future Linux standard and to avoid possible divergence between international standard and actual open source implementation, Japan believes that tight cooperation between PAS submitter and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 is necessary. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C30A87.B8E628A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SC 22 N 3563 - Japanese Position on the Establishment of = International Standard for Linux

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22/Linux Study = Group
Secretariat:  U.S.A.  = (ANSI)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 N3563

TITLE:
Japanese Position on the = Establishment of International Standard for Linux

DATE ASSIGNED:
2003-04-24

SOURCE:
Japanese National Body

BACKWARD POINTER:

DOCUMENT TYPE:
National Body = Contribution

PROJECT NUMBER:
N/A

STATUS:
This contribution will be = reviewed at the Linux Study Group meeting, 28-30 May 2003, London, = UK.

ACTION IDENTIFIER:
FYI

DUE DATE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION:
Text

CROSS REFERENCE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION FORM:
Open

Address reply to:
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 = Secretariat
Matt Deane
ANSI
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY  10036
Telephone:  (212) = 642-4992
Fax:          &nb= sp;  (212) 840-2298
Email:  = mdeane@ansi.org


____end of cover page, beginning = of document__________


April 24, 2003
To:         SC 22/Linux = Study Group
From:       Japan
Subject:    = Japanese position on the establishment of international standard for = Linux

Whereas, attempts to refer to = Linux and open source technologies for
Linux by governmental and = public sectors' procurement specifications are started
in multiple countries rapidly, = and whereas international application
portability and = interoperability, which enables nation wide and international
corporations among governmental = projects, are key to success of those attempts, Japan
recognizes that there should be = strong market requirements for
international de jure standard = on Linux.

However, Japan is afraid that = open source communities and Linux
distributions, who actually = develop Linux technologies, may not provide any
conforming implementation of = ISO/IEC Linux standard, if ISO/IEC develops
its Linux standard disregard = with the open source communities' activity. To
mitigate such risk, Japan = believes that the only approach which ISO/IEC
JTC1 can take is to accept = publicly available defacto standard specification as
ISO/IEC standard through PAS = process. Then ISO/IEC would be able to provide
the international standard for = Linux in a timely manner with enough market
acceptance.

Japan is willing to review and = comment to the proposed standard for Linux
very carefully from both = technical and editorial point of view, if a text
is contributed to ISO/IEC from = a well recognized international organization
who promote open source. Japan = also suggest to make a resolution in the
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/Linux Study = Group meeting, which encourage ISO/IEC
JTC1 to take an appropriate = action for granting the right of PAS submitter
to the organization who has = capability to submit Linux specifications.

Once an international standard = for Linux is established, the maintenance
work of the international = standard should be performed as joint activity
between the PAS submitter and a = WG under ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22. Japan observes
that each national body of = ISO/IEC JTC1 may have unique requirements to the
international standard for = Linux in order to build their own application on
the top of Linux. However, to = maintain international application
portability and = interoperability of Linux, localization, modifications or profiling = of
the international standard for = Linux by each nation body should be avoided
as far as possible. The = solution to the nation unique requirements should
be developed internationally = and should be incorporated in the international
standard. To encourage national = bodies' contribution to the future Linux
standard and to avoid possible = divergence between international standard
and actual open source = implementation, Japan believes that tight
cooperation between PAS = submitter and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 is necessary.





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