[comp.unix.wizards] POSIX standard

djimenez@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Daniel Jimenez) (06/02/91)

Does anyone know where I can get an on-line description of the POSIX
standard?  An ftp site, maybe?
Thank you.
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decot@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Dave Decot) (06/12/91)

> Does anyone know where I can get an on-line description of the POSIX
> standard?  An ftp site, maybe?

IEEE mandates that it not be available online.

Dave

mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) (06/15/91)

In article <67880004@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com>, decot@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Dave Decot) writes:
>> Does anyone know where I can get an on-line description of the POSIX
>> standard?  An ftp site, maybe?
> IEEE mandates that it not be available online.

Yeesh, what a way to get a standard accepted.

					der Mouse

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src@scuzzy.in-berlin.de (Heiko Blume) (06/17/91)

mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) writes:

>In article <67880004@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com>, decot@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Dave Decot) writes:
>>> Does anyone know where I can get an on-line description of the POSIX
>>> standard?  An ftp site, maybe?
>> IEEE mandates that it not be available online.

>Yeesh, what a way to get a standard accepted.

you bet, i had real difficulties to get the book and paid $100 for it,
just to learn about the new version a month later, GRMBL...
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