jsq@usenix.org (John S. Quarterman) (07/13/88)
From: John S. Quarterman <jsq@usenix.org> USENIX and Standards As a result of the increasing importance of standards in the UNIX community, the USENIX Association is expanding its involvement in standards related to the UNIX operating system. The Association is interested in promoting technical stability through standards without limiting technical progress. Since 1986, the Association has had an Institutional Representative on the IEEE P1003 (POSIX) committee. This expanding standards effort includes greater coverage of the P1003 subcommittees, as well as the /usr/group Technical Committee and of the ANSII X3J11 C Language committee. USENIX Association standards involvement includes: % providing information to the membership and the public through ;login:, comp.std.unix on USENET, BOFs at conferences, and in the trade press; % providing forums for technical discussion which may include workshops or technical sessions at conferences; % acting as an ombudsman for those otherwise unrepresented on the standards committees; % encouraging people to become involved in the standards efforts; % attempting to enhance the technical quality of the standards by encouraging concise, written proposals. This expanded USENIX Association standards effort is being implemented through two committees. The first is a working committee of volunteers from the various standards committees. The second is a policy committee initially consisting of Alan G. Nemeth, USENIX Association President, John S. Quarterman, USENIX Association Director and the Association's Institutional Representative to the IEEE P1003 committee, Shane McCarron, IEEE P1003.1 Secretary, and Grover Righter. Volume-Number: Volume 14, Number 27