std-unix@longway.TIC.COM (Moderator, John S. Quarterman) (05/18/89)
Newsgroups: comp.std.unix
From: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!siswat!buck (A. Lester Buck)
[Note to moderator: I don't know whether this applies to this
group or not, but I just found out about this and thought I
would send it to your group. I have separately posted it
to comp.std.misc, comp.periphs, and comp.misc. Should
this go to comp.unix.wizards, too? ]
[ I generally try to avoid crosspostings involving comp.std.unix,
because followups often end up going to only some of the groups
involved, and if replies come in from the std-unix mailing list
I have to remember to cross post them. However, an announcement
of a new standards committee seems appropriate for this newsgroup.
Any readers of comp.unix.wizards who are interested will probably
be reading comp.periphs or comp.std.unix, so there should be no
need to post to comp.unix.wizards. -mod ]
Press Release for Inaugural Meeting of X3B11.1 31 March 1989
New Technical Committee Formed
To Develop Optical Disk Volume and File Structure Standards
Washington, DC
The ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X3, Information Processing
Systems, has created a new task group, X3B11.1, to develop optical
disk volume and file structure standards. X3B11.1 is responsible
for U.S.A. positions and contributions on corresponding efforts
in ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1/Subcommittee 15
The standards created by X3B11.1 will facilitate the interchange
of information on removable optical disk by specifying the format
of the recorded structures that contain descriptive information
about volumes and the files/directories recorded on the media.
The program of work of X3B11.1 is to:
1) Specify volume and file structure standards for removable
optical disk used in interchange.
2) Specify such standards so that they are independent, where
possible, of the unrecorded and recorded format standards
for the underlying media.
3) Specify such standards so that they are a coherent family
of standards.
4) Assume the maintenance responsibility for the optical disk
volume and file structure standards prepared by X3.
5) Establish and maintain liaison with other standards organizations
in order to present proposals to them and to make comments
on their proposals.
6) Represent U.S.A. on ISO/IEC JTC1 SC15.
The first meeting of X3B11.1 will be held at the Holiday Inn of
Nashua, New Hampshire on 27-29 June 1989.
For more information on the meeting contact:
Howard Kaikov
Digital Equipment Corporation
110 Spit Brook Road (ZK03-4/Z09)
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
USA
Telephone: 1 603 881 1122
Fax: 1 603 881 0120
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A. Lester Buck ...!texbell!moray!siswat!buck
Volume-Number: Volume 16, Number 47