std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (05/23/86)
From cincotta@ICST-SE Thu May 22 06:24:44 1986
Date: Thu, 22 May 86 07:23:27 edt
From: cincotta@ICST-SE (Cincotta)
Message-Id: <8605221123.AA10809@ICST-SE.ARPA>
To: std-unix@SALLY.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject: POSIX/UNIX Conformance Test Workshop
Workshop
on
Testing Conformance to the Proposed IEEE P1003/FIPS Standard
for
Portable Operating System for Computer Environments
The Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology (ICST) at the
National Bureau of Standards (NBS) will hold a two-day workshop
on Testing Conformance to Software Standards. Four major topic
areas will be addressed: (1) graphics; (2) data management; (3)
office systems/document interchange; and (4) UNIX-derived operat-
ing system environments [UNIX is a trademark of AT&T].
The workshop will be held June 9-10, 1986 at NBS, Gaithersburg,
Maryland.
NBS/ICST is considering adopting the full use version of the
IEEE/P1003 Standard for Portable Operating System for Computer
Environments as a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS).
The IEEE/P1003 standard is intended to provide a vendor indepen-
dent specification for UNIX-derived operating systems. It was
approved as a trial use standard by IEEE in March, 1986. It is
currently being evaluated via the IEEE trial use procedures.
In support of the planned Federal standard, ICST is exploring al-
ternatives for conformance testing. This workshop is intended to
solicit vendor input on issues relating to conformance testing
for the proposed Federal standard.
Issues to be addressed include:
- test suite selection
- test suite availability
- test suite administration
- who runs the tests
- where the tests are run
- when the tests are run
- how results are certified
- test suite maintenance
For more information on the "UNIX" workshop, contact either Roger
Martin or Tony Cincotta at (301) 921-3545.
For general information and registration, contact Candy Leatherman
at (301) 921-3553.
Volume-Number: Volume 6, Number 20