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  1.  
  2.                          Call for Papers
  3.                    POSIX Portability Workshop
  4.                     Berkeley Marina Marriott
  5.                        October 15-16, 1987
  6.  
  7. This USENIX workshop will bring together system  and  application
  8. implementors  faced  with  the  problems, "challenges," and other
  9. considerations that arise from attempting to make their  products
  10. compliant  with  IEEE Std 1003.1.  The first day of the  workshop
  11. will consist of presentations of brief position papers describing
  12. experiences,  dilemmas,  and  solutions.  On the second day it is
  13. planned to form smaller focus  groups  to  brainstorm  additional
  14. solutions,  dig  deeper into specific areas, and attempt to forge
  15. common approaches to some of the dilemmas.  Suggestions for topic
  16. areas and position papers include:
  17.  
  18. C Language Issues               Internationalization
  19. Networked/Distributed Implementations   Pipes and FIFOs
  20. Timer resolution, ranges        Signals
  21. Conformance verification        Security concerns
  22. Job control, process groups     Limits: documentation and inquiry
  23. Implications for user interfaces Implications for commands
  24.  
  25. Position papers must be submitted by August 15, 1987 to:
  26.  
  27.                           Jim McGinness
  28.                   Digital Equipment Corporation
  29.                 Continental Boulevard MK02-1/HIO
  30.                        Merrimack, NH 03054
  31.                          (603) 884-5703
  32.                            decvax!jmcg
  33.                        jmcg@decvax.DEC.COM
  34.  
  35. For registration or hotel information, contact:
  36. Judith F. DesHarnais
  37. USENIX Conference Coordinator
  38. PO Box 385
  39. Sunset Beach, CA 90742
  40. (213) 592-3243
  41. usenix!judy
  42.  
  43. Volume-Number: Volume 11, Number 82
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