Re: POSIX/Linux

[Keld Jørn Simonsen <yyyy@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:00:19PM -0800, Jim Zepeda wrote:
> That would also be true of an ISO LSB standard. I doubt that they would 
> change their policies.

The free availability of an ISO LSB standard was one of the issues
in SC22 for standardizing LSB. I am quite sure that it will be solved so
that an ISO LSB standard would be freely available.

The ISO/IEC POSIX standard (latest edition) is available free of charge
on the net via The Open Group.

Best regards
keld

> However, it may be possible to have an arrangement like the one with The 
> Open Group has with Posix and the Unix specification.
> 
> Are you aware of any arrangement that would make the LSB freely 
> distributable and not copyrighted?
> 
> Jim
> 
> yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy@xxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >The POSIX standard has the very large disadvantage
> >that it is copyrighted and cannot be distributed.
> >A variation on the POSIX theme that is freely distributable
> >would be a big step forward.
> >
> >Andries
> >
> >Copyright ? 2001 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
> >
> > 
> >
>