[Toulouse-pm] Pas du Perl, mais ca fait plaisir qand meme

Michel Rodriguez mirod at xmltwig.com
Fri Jan 23 07:24:26 CST 2004


Salut,

Pour une fois que la boite pour laquelle je bosse fair un effort pour que
ce qu'on produit soit utilisable sans avoir a payer. Ca me fait toujours
bizarre de bosser avec pratiquement que des logiciels libres pour produire
des standards qu'on vend. Mais bon, il faut bieng vivre...

(en fait je suppose que c'est plutot l'Open Group qui a pousse pour ca,
Andy Josey est plutot... ouvert)

Subject: POSIX Related News Item


Hi, The following news release is being disseminated today to the trades
covering computer technology.

**

NEWS RELEASE


Contact:    Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
            +1 732 562-3824, k.mccabe at ieee.org
                        or
            Eva Kostelkova, The Open Group
            +1 415 374-8280, e.kostelkova at opengroup.org



IEEE and The Open Group Okay 'Linux Manual Pages Project' to Incorporate
Material from the POSIX(R) Standard


PISCATAWAY, NJ AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 21 January 2004   The IEEE and The


Open Group have granted permission to the Linux Manual Pages Project to
incorporate material from the joint IEEE 1003.1(TM) POSIX(R) standard and
The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6

      This step will allow developers using the Linux manual pages to gain
a better understanding of how to write portable programs utilizing IEEE
Std 1003.1, "Standard for Information Technology: Portable Operating
System Interface (POSIX)".  The POSIX standard, which also forms the core
volumes of Version 3 of The Open Group's Single UNIX® Specification,
defines a set of fundamental services needed for the construction of
portable application programs.  IEEE and The Open Group have granted
permissions for reuse of material in the Linux 'man pages' project (see:
ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages) covering over 1400
interfaces from the standard including the headers, system interfaces and
utilities.


      "We could not quote the POSIX standard verbatim until now because of
copyright restrictions," said Professor Andries Brouwer, who oversees the
Linux Manual Pages Project and is based at the National Research Institute
for Mathematics and Computer Science in the Netherlands.  "As a result,
inaccuracies crept into pages written by volunteers, because they had to
interpret the standard in the text they wrote.  "The approval we've
received from the IEEE and The Open Group to reuse POSIX documentation in
the Linux man pages will make the exact standard available to our
volunteers.  Needless to say, we're very grateful to both organizations
for the permission to do so."

      Andrew Josey, Director of Certification at The Open Group and Chair
of the Austin Group, said:  "We're taking active steps to increase the
adoption of POSIX within the software community.  Making POSIX more
available to Linux developers is one such step.  Another was the recent
decision to make the POSIX standard freely available on the Internet."

About the Linux Manual Pages Project

      The "man pages" project provides the Linux system with manual pages
so programmers have the documentation they need to write portable code.
This documentation describes what the various standards say about a
function or program and any special properties or deviations from the
standards in the Linux libraries and kernels.  This project was started by
Rik Faith and has been maintained by Andries Brouwer for the last nine
years.  The "man pages" distribution can be found at the ftp site of the
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven at
ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages.

      About The Open Group

      The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral
consortium, whose vision of Boundaryless Information Flow? will enable
access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on
open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works with
customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is to
capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements,
establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate
interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate
specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set
of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to
operate the industry's premier certification service, including UNIX
certification. Further information on The Open Group can be found at
http://www.opengroup.org.

About the IEEE Standards Association

      The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized
standards-setting body, develops consensus standards through an open
process that brings diverse parts of an industry together.  These
standards set specifications and procedures to ensure that products and
services are fit for their purpose and perform as intended.  The IEEE-SA
has a portfolio of more than 870 completed standards and more than 400
standards in development.  Over 15,000 IEEE members worldwide belong to
IEEE-SA and voluntarily participate in standards activities.  For further
information on IEEE-SA see: http://www.standards.ieee.org/.

About the IEEE

      The IEEE has more than 380,000 members in approximately 150
countries. Through its members, the organization is a leading authority on
areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to
biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces
nearly 30 percent of the world's literature in electrical and electronics
engineering and in computer science.  This nonprofit organization also
sponsors or cosponsors more than 300 technical conferences each year.
Additional information about the IEEE can be found at http://www.ieee.org.

The Open Group is a trademark of The Open Group.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other
countries.
POSIX is a registered trademark of the IEEE Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Karen McCabe
Senior Marketing Manager, IEEE Standards
445 Hoes Lane, PO Box 1331
Piscataway NJ 08855 USA
PH: +1 732 562 3824
email: k.mccabe at ieee.org
http://standards.ieee.org








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