Subject: SC 22 N 3696 - Japanese Contribution on Concerns About Internatio nal Linux Standards

From: Matthew Deane <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:59:58 -0500

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

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N3696

TITLE:
Japanese Contribution on Concerns About International Linux Standards

DATE ASSIGNED:
2004-01-06

SOURCE:
Japanese National Body

BACKWARD POINTER:
N/A

DOCUMENT TYPE:
National Body Contribution

PROJECT NUMBER:

STATUS:
This document will be reviewed at the upcoming Linux Rapporteur Group
meeting.  

ACTION IDENTIFIER:
FYI

DUE DATE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION:
Text

CROSS REFERENCE:

DISTRIBUTION FORM:
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Japanese concerns about international standards for Linux

Japan believes that international standards for Linux should be consistent
with open source implementation as much as possible. Therefore, ISO/IEC JTC
1 should not develop Linux specifications by itself but transfer existing de
facto specifications to international standards through either PAS
transposition process or Fast track process. Also, any international
standards for Linux should not contain an interface or a behavior that has
no open source implementation.

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