Subject: Document SC22 N2172

From: "william c. rinehuls" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 18:15:09 -0400 (EDT)

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

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
N 2172

June 1996

TITLE:            Summary of Voting on Concurrent PDAM Registration and
                  PDAM Ballot for ISO/IEC 9945-1, Information Technology -
	          Portable Operating System Interface (PSOIX), Paft 1:
                  System Application Program Interface (API), Amendment
                  3: Protection, Audit and Control Interfaces (C Language)

SOURCE:           Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22

WORK ITEM:        JTC 1.22.42

STATUS:           N/A

CROSS REFERENCE:  SC22 N2062

DOCUMENT TYPE:    Summary of Voting

ACTION:           The PDAM has been registered.

                  To SC22 Member Bodies for information.

                  To WG15 for preparation of a Disposition of Comments
                  Report and a recommendation on the further processing
                  of the document.

Address reply to:
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat
William C. Rinehuls
8457 Rushing Creek Court
Springfield, VA 22153  USA
Tel:  +1 (703) 912-9680
Fax:  +1 (703) 912-2973
email:  [email-masked]

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                            SUMMARY OF VOTING ON

Letter Ballot Reference No:  SC22 N2062
Circulated by:               JTC 1/SC22
Circulation Date:            1996-02-16
Closing Date:                1996-05-30

SUBJECT:  Concurrent PDAM Registration and PDAM Ballot for ISO/IEC 9945-1
          Information Technology - Portable Operating System Interface
          (POSIX), Part 1: System Application Program Interface (API),
          Amendment 3: Protection, Audit and Control Interfaces (C
          Language)

The following responses have been received on the subject of registration:

"P" Members supporting registration             l4
       without comment

"P" Members supporting registration              0
       with comment

"P" Members not supporting registration          1

"P" Members abstaining:                          2

"P" Members not voting:                          5

The following responses have been received on the subject of CD approval:

"P" Members supporting approval                  11
      without comment

"P" Members supporting approval                   1
      with comment

"P" Members not supporting approval:              1

"P" Members abstaining                            2

"P" Members not voting:                           6

Secretariat Action:

The PDAM has been registered and the Secretariat has forwarded the
comments accompanying the negative vote from the Netherlands and the
affirmative vote from the USA to the SC22/WG15 Convener for preparation
of a Disposition of Comments Report and recommendation on further
processing of the PDAM.

The comment accompanying the abstention vote from Austria was:  "Lack
of experts".  The comment accompanying the abstention vote from Sweden
was "Lack of expert resources".

____________________________________________________________________________
                 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22  LETTER BALLOT SUMMARY
                            PDAM Registration

PROJECT NO:    JTC1.22.42

SUBJECT:  Concurrent PDAM Registration and PDAM Ballot for ISO/IEC 9945-1,
          Information Technology - Portable Operating System Interface
          (POSIX), Part 1: System Application Program Interface (API),
          Amendment 3: Protection, Audit and Control Interfaces (C Language)
          
Reference Document No:  N2062           Ballot Document No:  N2062
Circulation Date:   02-16-1996          Closing Date:  05-30-1996 
                                                              
Circulated To: SC22 P, L, O             Circulated By: Secretariat

                  SUMMARY OF VOTING AND COMMENTS RECEIVED

              Approve  Disapprove Abstain Comments   Not Voting
'P' Members

Australia       (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Austria         ( )       ( )       (X)       (X)       ( )
Belgium         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Brazil          (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )    
Canada          (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
China           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Czech Republic  (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Denmark         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Egypt           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Finland         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
France          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Germany         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Japan           (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Netherlands     (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Romania         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Slovenia        (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Sweden          ( )       ( )       (X)       (X)       ( )
Switzerland     (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
UK              (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Ukraine         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
USA             (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )

'O' Members

Argentina       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Bulgaria        ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Cuba            ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Greece          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Hungary         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Iceland         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
India           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Indonesia       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Italy           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Korea Rep       (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
New Zealand     ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Norway          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Poland          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Portugal        ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Russian Fed     ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Singapore       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Thailand        ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Turkey          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Yugoslavia      ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )

_____________________________________________________________________________
                 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22  LETTER BALLOT SUMMARY
                              PDAM Approval

PROJECT NO:    JTC1.22.42

SUBJECT:  Concurrent PDAM Registration and PDAM Ballot for ISO/IEC 9945-1,
          Information Technology - Portable Operating System Interface
          (POSIX), Part 1: System Application Program Interface (API),
          Amendment 3: Protection, Audit and Control Interfaces (C Language)
          
Reference Document No:  N2062           Ballot Document No:  N2062
Circulation Date:   02-16-1996          Closing Date:  05-30-1996 
                                                              
Circulated To: SC22 P, L, O             Circulated By: Secretariat

                  SUMMARY OF VOTING AND COMMENTS RECEIVED

              Approve   Disapprove Abstain Comments   Not Voting
'P' Members

Australia       (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Austria         ( )       ( )       (X)       (X)       ( )
Belgium         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Brazil          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)    
Canada          (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
China           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Czech Republic  (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Denmark         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Egypt           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Finland         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
France          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Germany         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Japan           (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Netherlands     ( )       (X)       ( )       (X)       ( )
Romania         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       (X)
Slovenia        (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Sweden          ( )       ( )       (X)       (X)       ( )
Switzerland     (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
UK              (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Ukraine         (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
USA             (X)       ( )       ( )       (X)       ( )

'O' Members

Argentina       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Bulgaria        ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Cuba            ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Greece          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Hungary         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Iceland         ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
India           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Indonesia       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Italy           ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Korea Rep       (X)       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
New Zealand     ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Norway          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Poland          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Portugal        ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Russian Fed     ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Singapore       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Thailand        ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Turkey          ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )
Yugoslavia      ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )       ( )

_____________________________________________________________________________
              COMMENT ACCOMPANYING THE USA AFFIRMATIVE VOTE

"The USNB votes to approve the PDAM Registration.

The USNB votes to approve the PDAM Ballot with the procedural comment
below.

Best regards,
Michelle Maas
For the US P-member of JTC 1/SC22

Comments on ballot for SC22 N2062

The USNB would point out that the version of this PDAM document that is
subsequently registered for DAM ballot should be identical with the
version approved by the IEEE in order to comply with the approved JTC 1/
SC22 Synchronization Plan."

____________________________________________________________________________

 COMMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE NEGATIVE BALLOT FROM THE NETHERLANDS

From [email-masked]

Subject: Re: Netherlands Votes

......................................................
N2062 PDAM to ISO/IEC 9945-1
IT - Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)
Part 1: Systems Application Program Interface (API)
Amendment 3: Protection, Audit and Control Interfaces
(C Language)
96-05-30, 
APPROVAL FOR THE REGISTRATION, 
NO WITH COMMENT FOR THE DRAFT.
......................................................
Comments:
Although we have noticed that much progress has been accomplished
in these documents vs the '91 and '92 versions, the Netherlands
votes No on the Draft for the following reasons:

1/ The main problem used to be the limited scope in functionality, 
strictly oriented towards the Orange Book / Military environment. 
The current approach is much broader and offers, in our view, 
sufficient functionality. 
The only difficult part to judge is the 'Audit-functionality' since 
this part lacks an overall view on audit-functions (or: an 
audit-architecture); it merely describes some I/O-functions that, 
perhaps, could be used in the audit process.
 
2/ The second problem of concern have been the assurance aspects. 
The key question here is how the combined architecture will look 
like and how the embedding in the operational system will take 
place (in which many more interfaces may reside and in which 
information and services may be available through different channels). 
Although this problem seems to be recognised (conformance, trust), 
it is not tackled yet.
 
3/ The old problem of mapping the functionality described in the Framework 
and the Interface specifications remains.  It is far from clear that 
these documents represent the same functionality, now or in the future. 
The correspondence between the two should somehow be pointed out.
 
The Netherlands wants the points 1/ and 2/ above to be considered,
perhaps by adding them to the list of issues under consideration.
Additionally, the Netherlands wants issue 3/ to be resolved.

Acceptance/resolving of these issues will turn our vote into a yes-vote.

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