SC 22 N 3572 - JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman's Contribution to Linux = Study Group Meeting

From owner-sc22docs@dkuug.dk Mon Apr 28 20:52:36 2003 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by dkuug.dk (8.12.8p1/8.9.2) id h3SIqaFS053822 for sc22docs-domo; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:52:36 +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 h3SIqSIo053816 for ; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:52:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mdeane@ANSI.org) Received: by email1.ansi.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:53:08 -0400 Message-ID: <2F81C8110D55D411882A0020356797B20413C070@email1.ansi.org> From: Matthew Deane To: "'SC 22 Distribution List'" Subject: SC 22 N 3572 - JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman's Contribution to Linux Study Group Meeting Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:53:00 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C30DB7.64043740" 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_01C30DB7.64043740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 N3572 TITLE: JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman's Contribution to Linux Study Group Meeting DATE ASSIGNED: 2003-04-28 SOURCE: JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman BACKWARD POINTER: DOCUMENT TYPE: Other document (open) 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__________ To: JTC 1/SC 22 From: John L. Hill, Chairman Subject: Thoughts: Linux Study Group As you know, our meeting will take place 28-30 May near London, thanks to the British Standards Institution. Having studied the input documents, I offer these thoughts. This meeting is exploratory in nature. We need to maintain our typical, positive, open mindedness in searching out the possibilities for JTC 1's development of Linux standards. I view our meeting as somewhat of a mining activity. Is there use for the ore? Is the ore rich enough to mine? How do we go about mining? Our assignment is to do what JTC 1 assigned us to do in their Resolution 11 from their meeting in November, 2002. Specifically that is: JTC 1 asks SC 22 to: 1. Accept nominations from JTC 1 National Bodies and other SCs, as well as Liaison Organizations and JTC 1 Recognized PAS Submitters, for participation in the Study Group. 2. Assess how its present activities are relevant to the LINUX Operating System market. 3. Assess how the activities of the Free Standard Group and other organization may be of interest with SC 22 mandate. 4. Initiate, if it judges it necessary, activities to increase the relevance of its work program to the LINUX Operating System market, as per the JTC 1 Directives. 5. Report on its activities to the next JTC 1 Plenary in 2003 in Singapore. We have already succeeded in accomplishing item 1. Items 2, 3, and 4 are on our agenda. Finally, item 5 is for me to do following the meeting. * We have received no contributions exclusively on item 2. However, several contributions touch on the subject. * On item 3, we have presentations from the Free Standards Group, and from The Open Group Plus, we have representation at the meeting from several organizations allied to Linux in some way. * Item 4 is the output from the meeting. I have prepared a few questions that may help us prepare for the meeting: 1. What is the target level of portability? (e.g., machine code, intermediate code, source code) 2. What relationship does POSIX have to Linux? 3. What size is the core that is common to POSIX and Linux? If so, can we standardize that core? 4. Is there some way to standardize the distribution format so that Linux applications are easily installed? 5. Is there some way to standardize distribution of patches? ------_=_NextPart_001_01C30DB7.64043740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SC 22 N 3572 - JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman's Contribution to Linux = Study Group Meeting

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
Programming languages, their = environments and system software interfaces
Secretariat: U.S.A. = (ANSI)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 N3572

TITLE:
JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman's Contribution to Linux Study Group Meeting

DATE ASSIGNED:
2003-04-28

SOURCE:
JTC 1/SC 22 Chairman

BACKWARD POINTER:

DOCUMENT TYPE:
Other document (open)

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: &n= bsp; (212) 840-2298
Email: mdeane@ansi.org

____end of cover page, beginning = of document__________=20

To:     =         JTC 1/SC 22
From:   =         John L. Hill, = Chairman
Subject:        = Thoughts: Linux Study Group

As you know, our meeting will = take place 28-30 May near London, thanks to the British Standards = Institution. Having studied the input documents, I offer these = thoughts.

This meeting is exploratory = in nature. We need to maintain our typical, positive, open mindedness = in searching out the possibilities for JTC 1's development of Linux = standards. I view our meeting as somewhat of a mining activity. = Is there use for the ore? Is the ore rich enough to mine? How do we go = about mining?

Our assignment is to do what = JTC 1 assigned us to do in their Resolution 11 from their meeting in = November, 2002. Specifically that is:

JTC 1 asks SC 22 = to:

1. Accept nominations from = JTC 1 National Bodies and other SCs, as well as Liaison Organizations = and JTC 1 Recognized PAS Submitters, for participation in the Study = Group.

2. Assess how its present = activities are relevant to the LINUX Operating System = market.
3. Assess how the = activities of the Free Standard Group and other organization may be of = interest with SC 22 mandate.

4. Initiate, if it judges = it necessary, activities to increase the relevance of its work program = to the LINUX Operating System market, as per the JTC 1 = Directives.

5. Report on its = activities to the next JTC 1 Plenary in 2003 in Singapore.

We have already succeeded in = accomplishing item 1. Items 2, 3, and 4 are on our agenda. Finally, = item 5 is for me to do following the meeting.

? = We have received no = contributions exclusively on item 2. However, several contributions = touch on the subject.
? = On item 3, we have presentations = from the Free Standards Group, and from The Open Group Plus, we have = representation at the meeting from several organizations allied to = Linux in some way.

? = Item 4 is the output from the = meeting.

I have prepared a few = questions that may help us prepare for the meeting:

1.      What is the target = level of portability? (e.g., machine code, intermediate code, source = code)
2.      What relationship does = POSIX have to Linux?
3.      What size is the core = that is common to POSIX and Linux? If so, can we standardize that = core?
4.      Is there some way to = standardize the distribution format so that Linux applications are = easily installed?
5.      Is there some way to = standardize distribution of patches?

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