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- Introduction........................................................ ii
- Purpose.......................................................... ii
- The POSIX Open System Environment Reference Model................ ii
- Goals............................................................ ii
- Benefits......................................................... ii
- Related Standards Activities..................................... ii
- Section 1: General.................................................. 1
- 1.1 Scope...................................................... 1
- 1.2 Normative References....................................... 2
- 1.3 Conformance................................................ 3
- 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....................................... 7
- 2.2.3 Abbreviations....................................... 13
- Section 3: POSIX Open System Environment............................ 15
- 3.1 POSIX Open System Environment - General Requirements....... 16
- 3.2 POSIX Open System Environment Reference Model.............. 19
- 3.3 POSIX Open System Environment Services..................... 28
- 3.4 POSIX Open System Environment Standards.................... 29
- 3.5 POSIX Open System Environment Profiles..................... 32
- 3.6 Application Platform Implementation Considerations......... 33
- Section 4: POSIX Open System Environment Services................... 39
- 4.1 Language Services.......................................... 43
- 4.2 System Services............................................ 53
- 4.3 Network Services........................................... 77
- 4.4 Database Services.......................................... 103
- 4.5 Data Interchange Services.................................. 117
- 4.6 Windowing System Services.................................. 125
- 4.7 Graphics Services.......................................... 145
- 4.8 Character-Based User Interface Services.................... 167
- 4.9 User Command Interface Services............................ 173
- 4.10 Transaction Processing Services............................ 183
- 4.11 Software Development Environments.......................... 197
- Section 5: POSIX OSE Cross-Category Services........................ 207
- 5.1 Internationalization....................................... 209
- 5.2 System Security Services................................... 229
- 5.3 Information System Management.............................. 235
- 5.4 Fault Management........................................... 245
- Section 6: Profiles................................................. 249
- 6.1 Scope...................................................... 249
- 6.2 Profile Concepts........................................... 250
- 6.3 Guidance to Profile Writers................................ 252
- Section 7: POSIX SP Profiling Efforts............................... 261
- 7.1 Introduction............................................... 261
- 7.2 General Purpose POSIX SPs.................................. 261
- Annex A (informative) Considerations for Developers of POSIX SPs.... 273
- A.1 Introduction............................................... 273
- A.2 Scope...................................................... 273
- A.3 The Role of POSIX SPs...................................... 274
- A.4 Special Rules for POSIX SPs................................ 275
- A.5 Other Issues............................................... 277
- A.6 Conformance to a POSIX SP.................................. 279
- A.7 Structure of Documentation for POSIX SPs................... 279
- A.8 Rules for Drafting and Presentation of POSIX SPs........... 281
- Annex B (informative) Bibliography.................................. 287
- Annex C (informative) Standards Infrastructure Description.......... 289
- C.1 Introduction............................................... 289
- C.2 The Formal Standards Groups................................ 291
- C.3 The Informal Standards Organizations....................... 306
- Annex D (informative) Electronic-Mail............................... 321
- Alphabetic Topical Index............................................ 323
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