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- Submitted-by: mckean@xopen.co.uk (Roy Max McKean)
-
- Hello again.
- A while ago Glenn Hoogerwerf (glennh@sgihbtn.sierra.com) wrote:
- > .... I am aware that X/Open is currently phasing out its
- > application conformance program ......
-
- And I said then:
-
- < Please note that this is not official X/Open policy. The subject
- < will be discussed at the board meeting next week, and we will post
- < news here to tell you about it as soon as we can.
-
- Well, here is the official announcement:
-
- "X/Open is terminating the Application Registration program.
- Originally launched in January, '92, the program was intended
- to address a user and ISV need to identify software which runs
- on XPG branded platforms. Since that time, large users
- including the X/Open user council have expressed a need for
- automated test tools which verify conformance of software
- products to X/Open's XPG specifications. This is becoming
- increasingly important as heretofore proprietary systems are
- XPG branded. Because the current Application Registration
- program does nothing to verify application conformance to XPG,
- the X/Open Board on October 21st decided to cancel the
- program."
-
- But in case you didn't see my note last time, please don't confuse
- the verification of APPLICATIONS with the verification of the
- platforms, (or pieces of them) that SUPPORT applications.
- X/Open's branding program for these has never been stronger or
- more active: The XPG4 branding program was launched on October
- 22, with 67 new branded products available immediately: 65 XPG4
- components, and 2 XPG4 Base Profiles!
-
- Kind Regards,
-
- Roy McKean.
-
- Roy "Max" McKean, Development Manager Tel: +44 734 508 311 ext 2271
- X/Open Company Limited Fax: +44 734 500 110
- Apex Plaza, Forbury Road EMail: r.mckean@xopen.co.uk
- Reading, England, RG1 1AX Home: +44 734 403 506
-
- Volume-Number: Volume 29, Number 69
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