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- From: Dominic Dunlop <domo@tsa.co.uk>
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- In article <796@longway.TIC.COM> Dominic Dunlop <domo@tsa.co.uk>
- (that's me) writes of the forthcoming IS 9945-1 (POSIX operating system
- interface):
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- > Its technical content will be identical to that of
- > ANSI/IEEE Std. 1003.1:1988, so implementors following
- > the U.S. standard can be assured of ISO compliance when
- > 9945-1 finally sees the light of day.
-
- I also say the same thing later:
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- >Where all does this leave us? With no published
- >international standard as yet, but with a very good prospect
- >of having one this year. Until it arrives, keep using the
- >bilious green book, IEEE std. 1003.1:1988, as its technical
- >content is identical to that of the eventual ISO standard.
-
- A couple of people have pointed out to me that this ain't strictly so:
- a few small changes have crept in. If you say ``almost identical'', you're
- more correct -- if a little more worried. This year's revision of 1003.1
- will bring it exactly into line with the eventual ISO standard.
-
- I have asked the respondents to make postings to this group summarizing
- the technical differences between the published ANSI/IEEE standard, and
- the ANSI/IEEE and ISO standards expected to be published later this
- year. (Thanks in advance.)
- --
- Dominic Dunlop
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- Volume-Number: Volume 20, Number 123
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