[news.announce.conferences] CFP: POSIX Portability Workshop

peter@usenix.UUCP (Peter Salus) (07/28/87)

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                         Call for Papers
                   POSIX Portability Workshop
                    Berkeley Marina Marriott
                       October 22-23, 1987

This USENIX workshop will bring together system  and  application
implementors  faced  with  the  problems, "challenges," and other
considerations that arise from attempting to make their  products
compliant with IEEE Standard 1003.1.  The first day of the workshop
will consist of presentations of brief position papers describing
experiences,  dilemmas,  and  solutions.  On the second day it is
planned to form smaller focus  groups  to  brainstorm  additional
solutions,  dig  deeper into specific areas, and attempt to forge
common approaches to some of the dilemmas.  Suggestions for topic
areas and position papers include:

C Language Issues               Internationalization
Networked/Distributed Implementations   Pipes and FIFOs
Timer resolution, ranges        Signals
Conformance verification        Security concerns
Job control, process groups     Limits: documentation and inquiry
Implications for user interfaces Implications for commands

Position papers must be submitted by August 15, 1987 to:

                          Jim McGinness
                  Digital Equipment Corporation
                Continental Boulevard MK02-1/HIO
                       Merrimack, NH 03054
                         (603) 884-5703
                           decvax!jmcg
                       jmcg@decvax.DEC.COM

For registration or hotel information, contact:
Judith F. DesHarnais
USENIX Conference Coordinator
PO Box 385
Sunset Beach, CA 90742
(213) 592-3243
usenix!judy