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  1. From: jmcg@decvax.dec.com (Jim McGinness)
  2.  
  3.                          Call for Papers
  4.                    POSIX Portability Workshop
  5.                     Berkeley Marina Marriott
  6.                        October 22-23, 1987
  7.  
  8. This USENIX workshop will bring together system  and  application
  9. implementors  faced  with  the  problems, "challenges," and other
  10. considerations that arise from attempting to make their  products
  11. compliant with IEEE Standard 1003.  The first day of the workshop
  12. will consist of presentations of brief position papers describing
  13. experiences,  dilemmas,  and  solutions.  On the second day it is
  14. planned to form smaller focus  groups  to  brainstorm  additional
  15. solutions,  dig  deeper into specific areas, and attempt to forge
  16. common approaches to some of the dilemmas.  Suggestions for topic
  17. areas and position papers include:
  18.  
  19. C Language Issues                       Internationalization
  20. Networked/Distributed Implementations   Pipes and FIFOs
  21. Timer resolution, ranges                Signals
  22. Conformance verification                Security concerns
  23. Job control, process groups             Limits: documentation and inquiry
  24. Implications for user interfaces        Implications for commands
  25.  
  26. Position papers should be submitted to:
  27.  
  28.                           Jim McGinness
  29.                   Digital Equipment Corporation
  30.                 Continental Boulevard MK02-1/HIO
  31.                        Merrimack, NH 03054
  32.                          (603) 884-5703
  33.                            decvax!jmcg
  34.                        jmcg@decvax.DEC.COM
  35.  
  36. For registration or hotel information, contact:
  37.  
  38. Judith F. DesHarnais
  39. USENIX Conference Coordinator
  40. PO Box 385
  41. Sunset Beach, CA 90742
  42. (213) 592-3243
  43. usenix!judy
  44.  
  45. Volume-Number: Volume 12, Number 17
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