All
Attached is the first attempt at drafting the IEEE Project
Authorization Request for TC1.
The latest PAR form does not make this particularly easy.
I'd appreciate feedback.
regards
Andrew
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IEEE-SA STANDARDS BOARD
PROJECT AUTHORIZATION REQUEST (PAR) FORM (2002)
1. ASSIGNED PROJECT
NUMBER (Please leave
blank if not P1003.1
available)
2. SPONSOR DATE OF
REQUEST (2002-MM-DD format)
3. TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Please check one)
XX Standard for {document stressing the verb "shall"}
Recommended Practice for {document stressing the verb "should"}
Guide for {document in which good practices are suggested, stressing the verb
"may"}
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4. TITLE OF
DOCUMENT: Draft
Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)
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5. LIFE CYCLE
XX Full-Use
Trial-Use
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6. TYPE OF PROJECT
New standard
Revision of an existing standard (indicate Number and year existing standard
was published in box to the right):
Amendment to an existing standard (indicate Number and year existing standard
was published in box to the right):
XX Corrigendum to an existing standard (indicate Number and year existing
standard was published in box to the right):(1003.1-2001)
Revised PAR (indicate PAR Number and Approval Date here: P - YYYY-MM-DD)
Is this project in ballot now? No
State reason for revising the PAR in Item #18.
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7. CONTACT INFORMATION OF WORKING GROUP CHAIR who must be an SA member as
well as an IEEE and/or Affiliate Member
Name of Working Group: The Austin Joint Working Group
Name of Working Group Chair: First Name:Andrew Last Name:Josey
Telephone:tbs FAX:tbs E-mail:yyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
8. CONTACT INFORMATION OF OFFICIAL REPORTER, Project Editor or Document
Custodian if different from the Working Group Chair. The Official Report
must be an SA member as well as an IEEE and/or Affiliate Member
Name of Official Reporter (if different than Working Group Chair):
First Name: Last Name:
Telephone: FAX: E-mail:
9. CONTACT INFORMATION OF SPONSORING SOCIETY OR STANDARDS COORDINATING
COMMITTEE
Sponsoring Society and Committee: Computer Society, PASC (Please choose the
correct
acronym for your Sponsor Society/Technical Committee or SCC. For an
acronym list, please click here.)
Sponsor Committee Chair: First Name: Lowell Last Name:Johnson
Telephone:612-635-7305 FAX:612-635-7990 E-mail:yyyyyyyyyyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxx
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10. SPONSOR BALLOTING INFORMATION (Please choose one of the following):
XX Individual Balloting
Entity Balloting
Mixed Balloting (combination of Individual and Entity Balloting)
Expected Date of Submission for Initial Sponsor Ballot: (Format: 2002-09-01)
Please review the PAR form three months prior to submitting your draft for
ballot to ensure that the title, scope and purpose on the PAR form match the
title, scope and purpose on the draft. If they do not match, you will need
to submit a revised PAR.
Additional communication and input from other organizations or other IEEE
Standards Sponsors should be encouraged through participation in the working
group or the balloting pool.
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11. PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE FOR SUBMITTAL TO REVCOM: (Format: 2002-12-01)
If this is a REVISED PAR and the completion date is being extended
past the original four-year life of the PAR, please answer the
following questions. If this is not a revised PAR, please go to
question #12
Statement of why the extension is
required:
When did you begin writing the first
draft? (Format: YYYY-MM-DD):
How many people are actively working on
the project?:
How many times a year does the working
group meet in person?:
How frequently is a draft version
circulated to the working group via
electronic means?:
How much of the Draft is stable (Format:
NN%)?: %
How many significant working revisions
has the Draft been through?:
Briefly describe what the development
group has already accomplished, and what
remains to be done:
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12. SCOPE OF PROPOSED PROJECT:
Projected output including technical boundaries. REVISED
STANDARDS - Projected output including the scope of the
original standard, amendments and additions. Please be
brief (less than 5 lines).
Technical Corrigendum to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001.
The scope of items within the technical corrigenda are as
follows:
a. They are in the scope of the approved standard.
b. They contain no new APIs (functions/utilities), however they may add
enumeration symbol and non-function #defines and reserve additional
namespaces.
c. They address contradictions between different parts
of the standard, add consistency between the standard and overriding
standards, or address security-related problems.
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED PROJECT:
Intended users and user benefits. REVISION STANDARDS -
Purpose of the original standard and reason for the
standard's revision. Please be brief (less than 5 lines).
The purpose of the technical corrigenda is to address problems
discovered since the approval of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001. These
are mainly due to resolving integration issues raised by
the merger of the Base documents that went into IEEE Std 1003.1-2001.
This will benefit the body of users of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001.
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14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY {Answer each of the
questions below}
Sponsor has reviewed the IEEE patent Yes
policy with the working group?
Sponsor is aware of copyrights
relevant to this project? Yes
Sponsor is aware of trademarks Yes
relevant to this project?
Sponsor is aware of possible NO
registration of objects or numbers
due to this project?
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15. ARE THERE OTHER STANDARDS OR PROJECTS WITH A SIMILAR SCOPE?
NO
If Yes, please answer the following:
Sponsor Organization:
Project Number:
Project Date: (YYYY-MM-DD)
Project Title:
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16. INTERNATIONAL SPONSOR ORGANIZATION
Is there potential for this standard (in part or in whole) to be submitted
to an international organization for review/adoption?
YES
If Yes, please answer the following questions:
International Committee Name and Number: JTC1 SC22 WG15
International Organization Contact Information:
Contact Name: First Name:Jim Last Name:Oblinger
Contact Telephone Number:
Contact FAX Number:
Contact E-mail address:
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17. WILL THIS PROJECT FOCUS ON HEALTH, SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES?
NO
If yes, explanation?:
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18. ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY NOTES: {Item Number and Explanation}
This work is undertaken by the Austin Group (as was the original
1003.1-2001), a joint working group of the IEEE PASC, The Open Group and
ISO/IEC JTC1. The copyright of the work is covered by a memorandum of
understanding between The IEEE and The Open Group whereby the resulting
documents are joint copyright.
The PAR Copyright Release and Signature Page must be submitted either by FAX
to 208-460-5300 or as an e-mail attachment in .pdf format to the NesCom
Administrator before this PAR will be sent on for NesCom and Standards Board
approval.
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Andrew Josey The Open Group
Austin Group Chair Apex Plaza,Forbury Road,
Email: yyyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Reading,Berks.RG1 1AX,England
Tel: +44 118 9508311 ext 2250 Fax: +44 118 9500110
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