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- Introduction....................................................... vi
- Purpose......................................................... vi
- The POSIX Open System Environment Reference Model............... vii
- Goals........................................................... vii
- Benefits........................................................ viii
- Related Standards Activities.................................... ix
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- Section 1: General................................................. 1
- 1.1 Scope..................................................... 1
- 1.2 Normative References...................................... 2
- 1.3 Conformance............................................... 3
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- Section 2: Terminology and General Requirements.................... 5
- 2.1 Conventions............................................... 5
- 2.2 Definitions............................................... 5
- 2.2.1 Terminology........................................ 5
- 2.2.2 General Terms...................................... 6
- 2.2.3 Abbreviations...................................... 12
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- Section 3: POSIX Open System Environment........................... 15
- 3.1 POSIX Open System Environment - General Requirements...... 16
- 3.2 POSIX Open System Environment Reference Model............. 18
- 3.3 POSIX Open System Environment Services.................... 26
- 3.4 POSIX Open System Environment Standards................... 27
- 3.5 POSIX Open System Environment Profiles.................... 30
- 3.6 Application Platform Implementation Considerations........ 30
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- Section 4: POSIX Open System Environment Services.................. 35
- 4.1 Language Services......................................... 39
- 4.2 System Services........................................... 47
- 4.3 Network Services.......................................... 67
- 4.4 Database Services......................................... 89
- 4.5 Data Interchange Services................................. 101
- 4.6 Windowing System Services................................. 109
- 4.7 Graphics Services......................................... 125
- 4.8 Character-Based User Interface Services................... 143
- 4.9 User Command Interface Services........................... 147
- 4.10 Transaction Processing Services........................... 155
- 4.11 Software Development Environments......................... 167
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- Section 5: POSIX OSE Cross-Category Services....................... 175
- 5.1 Internationalization...................................... 177
- 5.2 System Security Services.................................. 193
- 5.3 Information System Management............................. 199
- 5.4 Fault Management.......................................... 207
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- Section 6: Profiles................................................ 211
- 6.1 Scope..................................................... 211
- 6.2 Profile Concepts.......................................... 211
- 6.3 Guidance to Profile Writers............................... 214
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- Section 7: POSIX SP Profiling Efforts.............................. 221
- 7.1 Introduction.............................................. 221
- 7.2 General Purpose POSIX SPs................................. 221
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- Annex A (informative) Considerations for Developers of POSIX SPs... 231
- A.1 Introduction.............................................. 231
- A.2 Scope..................................................... 231
- A.3 The Role of POSIX SPs..................................... 232
- A.4 Special Rules for POSIX SPs............................... 233
- A.5 Other Issues.............................................. 235
- A.6 Conformance to a POSIX SP................................. 236
- A.7 Structure of Documentation for POSIX SPs.................. 236
- A.8 Rules for Drafting and Presentation of POSIX SPs.......... 238
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- Annex B (informative) Bibliography................................. 243
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- Annex C (informative) Standards Infrastructure Description......... 245
- C.1 Introduction.............................................. 245
- C.2 The Formal Standards Groups............................... 247
- C.3 The Informal Standards Organizations...................... 260
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- Annex D (informative) Electronic-Mail.............................. 273
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- Alphabetic Topical Index........................................... 275
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