From owner-sc22docs@open-std.org Fri Jul 21 18:07:36 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: sc22docs-domo3 Delivered-To: sc22docs-domo3@open-std.org Received: by open-std.org (Postfix, from userid 521) id 8A0F72533E; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:07:36 +0200 (CET DST) X-Original-To: sc22info@open-std.org Delivered-To: sc22docs@open-std.org Received: from 0e0mail1.ansi.org (outbound.ansi.org [12.15.192.5]) by open-std.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E5AD25339 for ; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:07:35 +0200 (CET DST) Received: by EMAIL1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <33SNS95J>; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:04:12 -0400 Message-ID: From: Sally Seitz To: sc22info@open-std.org Subject: N 4086-Austin Group Liaison Report to the September 2006 SC 22 Pl enary Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:04:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6ACDF.4C87A8A2" Sender: owner-sc22docs@open-std.org 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_01C6ACDF.4C87A8A2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22=20 Programming languages, their environments and system software = interfaces=20 Secretariat:=A0 U.S.A.=A0 (ANSI)=20 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N4086=20 TITLE:=20 Austin Group Liaison Report to the September 2006 SC 22 Plenary =A0=20 DATE ASSIGNED:=20 2006-07-20=20 =A0=20 SOURCE:=20 Liaison Representative (A. Josey)=20 =A0=20 BACKWARD POINTER:=20 =A0=20 DOCUMENT TYPE:=20 Liaison Organization Contribution =20 PROJECT NUMBER:=20 STATUS:=20 This document is circulated for review and consideration.=A0 It will be discussed at the September 2006 SC 22 Plenary in London under agenda = item 7.2.2.=A0=20 ACTION IDENTIFIER:=20 ACT=20 DUE DATE:=20 N/A=20 DISTRIBUTION:=20 text CROSS REFERENCE:=20 DISTRIBUTION:=20 def=20 Sally Seitz Program Manager American National Standards Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212 642 4918 Fax: 212 840 2298 ________________________________end of cover sheet, beginning of document_______________________________________ Austin Group Status Report Austin-306 Page = 1 of 1 Submitted by Andrew Josey, The Open Group. July 19, 2006 =20 The Austin Common Standards Revision Group (CSRG) is a joint technical working group established to develop and maintain the core open systems interfaces that are the POSIX(R) 1003.1 (and former 1003.2) standards, ISO/IEC 9945 parts 1 to 4, and the core of the Single UNIX = Specification, Version 3. The current activities are maintenance of the current approved standard and production of a full revision to the standard. The goal of the full revision is to produce a new approved standard in 2008. A project plan detailing the timeline and draft contents, together with the proposed ballot cycle is available at http://www.opengroup.org/austin/docs/austin_284.html The draft timeline for the document shows drafts available as follows: June 30 2006 Oct 31 2006 May 15 2007 Aug 1 2007 Dec 15th 2007 Mar 1 2008 With technical completion (prior to final approval) estimated as April 2008. The first and second drafts of the revision will be produced during 2006. The first draft was made available on June 30 2006 and includes changes only to existing material, and no new submissions.=20 A Project Authorization Request has been submitted to IEEE which will = be considered at the September 2006 NESCOM meeting. Within ISO, a request = to form an Editing Group has been initiated. A plenary meeting of The Austin Group is scheduled for September 12-15 to review draft one comments. The second draft will include the new submissions (four API sets being submitted by The Open Group) and be the first feature complete draft. Its anticipated that this will go for a three month review, including IEEE and ISO ballots. A plenary meeting will be held to resolve the bug reports on Draft 2 in February 2007. Draft three will be the first draft on which the narrowing down rules will be applied and subsequent drafts will then aim to take the = document through to completion of the relevant approval ballots in the = sponsoring bodies. It is anticipated that the next revision will complete = approvals by September 2008. A scope for the revision has been developed and is available at http://www.opengroup.org/austin/docs/austin_296r1.pdf The scope has been set as follows: - The revision will include new work items for additions to the specification, to reflect current practice and knowledge, as proposed = by the IEEE, The Open Group or ISO SC22 by July 31st 2006.=20 - The revision will review the use of fixed path filenames within the standard, for example the at, batch and crontab utilities that = presently have a requirement for use of the directory /usr/lib/. - The revision will address issues arising from ISO TR 24715:2006, "Conflicts between POSIX and the LSB". - The revision will review features, marked Legacy or obsolescent in the Base documents, and consider them for withdrawal.=20 - The revision will consider the options within the standard, and whether its possible to reduce the number of them.=20 -Issues raised by Defect Reports as recorded in the Austin Group Aardvark reports and SD/5 (technical issues log) by June 2007 will be addressed in the revision=20 - Changes to the standard will be made to make it self-consistent with any new material merged. The group continues to meet regularly by teleconference to=20 consider defect reports and issues. See the Austin Group home page at http://www.opengroup.org/austin/ for the events diary (a Google Calendar exists to which you can subscribe). Further information on the Austin Group can be obtained at http://www.opengroup.org/austin/faq.html The current draft of the revision can be obtained at: http://www.opengroup.org/austin/login.html=20 (a login id and password is required) The online version of the current standard can be obtained at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6ACDF.4C87A8A2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable N 4086-Austin Group Liaison Report to the September 2006 SC 22 = Plenary

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
Programming languages, their environments and system = software interfaces

Secretariat:=A0 U.S.A.=A0 (ANSI)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N4086

TITLE:
Austin Group Liaison Report to the September 2006 SC = 22 Plenary
=A0
DATE ASSIGNED:
2006-07-20
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SOURCE:
Liaison Representative (A. Josey)
=A0
BACKWARD POINTER:
=A0
DOCUMENT TYPE:
Liaison Organization Contribution 

PROJECT NUMBER:

STATUS:
This document is circulated for review and = consideration.=A0 It will be discussed at the September 2006 SC 22 = Plenary in London under agenda item 7.2.2.=A0

ACTION IDENTIFIER:
ACT

DUE DATE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION:
text

CROSS REFERENCE:

DISTRIBUTION:
def


Sally Seitz
Program Manager
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212 642 4918
Fax: 212 840 2298

________________________________end of cover sheet, = beginning of document_______________________________________

Austin Group Status = Report           =             =       Austin-306 Page 1 of 1
Submitted by Andrew Josey, The Open = Group.           =    July 19, 2006
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The Austin Common Standards Revision Group (CSRG) is = a joint technical
working group established to develop and maintain = the core open systems
interfaces that are the POSIX(R) 1003.1 (and former = 1003.2) standards,
ISO/IEC 9945 parts 1 to 4, and the core of the = Single UNIX Specification,
Version 3.

The current activities are maintenance of the current = approved standard
and production of a full revision to the standard. = The goal of the
full revision is to produce a new approved standard = in 2008.

A project plan detailing the timeline and draft = contents, together with
the proposed ballot cycle is available at
http://www.opengroup.org/austin/docs/austin_284.html

The draft timeline for the document shows drafts = available as follows:
        June 30 = 2006
        Oct 31 = 2006
        May 15 = 2007
        Aug 1 = 2007
        Dec 15th = 2007
        Mar 1 = 2008
With technical completion (prior to final approval) = estimated as April
2008.

The first and second drafts of the revision will be = produced
during 2006.  The first draft was made = available on June 30 2006 and
includes changes only to existing material, and no = new submissions.
A Project Authorization Request has been submitted = to IEEE which will be
considered at the September 2006 NESCOM meeting. = Within ISO, a request to
form an Editing Group has been initiated. A plenary = meeting of
The Austin Group is scheduled for September 12-15 to = review draft
one comments.

The second draft will include the new submissions = (four API sets
being submitted by The Open Group)  and be the = first feature complete
draft. Its anticipated that this will go for a three = month review,
including IEEE and ISO ballots.  A plenary = meeting will be held to
resolve the bug reports on Draft 2 in February = 2007.

Draft three will be the first draft on which the = narrowing down rules
will be applied and subsequent drafts will then aim = to take the document
through to completion of the relevant approval = ballots in the sponsoring
bodies.  It is anticipated that the next = revision will complete approvals
by September 2008.

A scope for the revision has been developed and = is
available at http://www.opengroup.org/austin/docs/austin_296r1.pdf<= /A>
The scope has been set as follows:

- The revision will include new work items for = additions to the
specification, to reflect current practice and = knowledge, as proposed by
the IEEE, The Open Group or ISO SC22 by July 31st = 2006.

- The revision will review the use of fixed path = filenames within the
standard, for example the at, batch and crontab = utilities that presently
have a requirement for use of the directory = /usr/lib/.

- The revision will address issues arising from ISO = TR 24715:2006,
"Conflicts between POSIX and the = LSB".

- The revision will review features, marked Legacy or = obsolescent in
the Base documents, and consider them for = withdrawal.

- The revision will consider the options within the = standard, and
whether its possible to reduce the number of them. =

-Issues raised by Defect Reports
as recorded in the Austin Group Aardvark reports and = SD/5 (technical
issues log) by June 2007 will be addressed in the = revision

- Changes to the standard will be made to make it = self-consistent with
any new material merged.


The group continues to meet regularly by = teleconference to
consider defect reports and issues. See the Austin = Group
home page at http://www.opengroup.org/austin/ for the = events
diary (a Google Calendar exists to which you can = subscribe).

Further information on the Austin Group can be = obtained at
http://www.opengroup.org/austin/faq.html

The current draft of the revision can be obtained = at:
http://www.opengroup.org/austin/login.html =
(a login id and password is required)

The online version of the current standard can be = obtained at
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html

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