IEEE-SA Standards Board Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form (1999-Rev 1)

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1. Sponsor Date
of Request
[199x mmm dd] 

2. Assigned Project
Number
[P1003.1]

3. PAR Approval
Date
_____________

{Copyright release must be submitted with appropriate signatures by postal mail or FAX (1-732-562-1571)}

[...] PAR Signature Page received {IEEE Staff to check box}


4. Project Title, Recorder and Working Group/Sponsor for this Project

Document type and title: {Place an X in only one option below}

Title:  [Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)]

Name of Working Group: [The "Austin" Joint Working Group]
Name of Official Reporter (usually the W.G. Chair) who must be IEEE/Affiliate AND Standards Association (SA) members. [Andrew Josey]
Title in WG: [Chair] IEEE/Affiliate Member # [40178166]
Company: [The Open Group] Telephone: [+44 118 950 8311]
Address: [Apex Plaza, Forbury Road] FAX: [+44 118 950 0110]
City/State/Zip: [Reading RG1 1AX, UK] Email: [ajosey@rdg.opengroup.org]


Name of Working Group Chair (if different): [...]
    IEEE/Affiliate Member #  [...]
Company: [...] Telephone: [...] 
Address: [...] FAX: [...]
City/State/Zip: [...] Email: [...]


Name of Sponsoring Society and Committee: [Computer Society, PASC]

[The Open Group]

[ISO JTC1/SC22/WG15]

Name of Committee Sponsor Chair:  [Lowell Johnson]
    IEEE/Affiliate Member # [04509055]
Company: [Unisys Corporation] Telephone: [651-635-7305]
Address: [167 32nd Avenue, NW] FAX: [651-635-7523]
City/State/Zip: [New Brighton, MN 55112-3111] Email: [lowell.johnson@unisys.com]

5. Describe This Project; Answer each of four questions below:

  1. Update an existing PAR [NO]

    If YES, indicate PAR Number/Approval Date [...]
    If YES, attach a cover letter indicating changes/rationale for changes.
    If YES, is this project in ballot now? [yes/no]

  2. Choose one from the following:

    [...] New Standard
    [X] Revision of existing Standard {number and year} [1003.1-1990 and all approved amendments, 1003.2-1992 and all approved amendments]
    [...] Amendment (Supplement) to an existing standard {number and year} [...]
    [...]
    Corrigenda to an existing standard {number and year} [...]

  3. Choose one from the following:

    [X] Full Use (5-year life cycle)
    [...] Trial Use (2-year life cycle)

  4. Choose one from the following:

    [X] Individual Sponsor Balloting
    [...] Entity Sponsor Balloting

  5. Fill in Target Completion Date to IEEE RevCom : [12/2001]

6. Scope of Proposed Project:

[
1003.1-1990 and its supplements + 1003.2-1992 plus its supplements + SUSv2 XSH5 + XCU5 + XBD5 + Portability Considerations from 1003.1/1003.2 plus additional rationale and notes from 1003.1 and 1003.2 + amendments to 1003.1/.2 - legacy features - obsolescent features + XNS5.2 & resolutions passed by OGTGnet concerning the included sections of XNS + issues raised by IEEE/ISO Interps against .1/.2 and resolutions passed by OGTGbase concerning the included sections of SUSv2 + harmonization of options vs. feature groups + resolution of XCU text marked OF,OP,PI and UN (on a case by case basis).

Upon approval of this standard POSIX 1003.2 should be withdrawn.
See the long scope for further detailed information.
]


7. Purpose of Proposed Project:

[
Provide a single standard addressing the needs of users of all the documents being revised and supported by as much of the overall industry as possible. Address problems discovered during the lifetimes of the current documents. The current standards are approaching ten years or more in age; and this is the promised revision, whose scope is being expanded by including accepted practise based on the contents of the Single UNIX Specification.
]


8. Intellectual Property {Answer each of the questions below}

  1. Are you aware of any patents relevant to this project?


    [YES] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}
    [The "compress" utility may be covered by Unisys' LZW patent ]

  2. Are you aware of any copyrights relevant to this project?


    [YES] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}
    [Base documents are copyrighted by their owning organizations. It is the wish of the groups involved in the work (IEEE PASC, TOG Base WG) that this be sorted out. A memorandum of understanding is being developed between The IEEE and The Open Group, with the aim of a joint copyright of the resultant documents. ]

  3. Are you aware of any trademarks relevant to this project?


    [YES] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}
    [POSIX is a registered trademark of the IEEE;
    UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.] 

  4. Are you aware of any registration of objects or numbers relevant to this project?

  • [NO] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}
    [...] 

  • 9. Are you aware of any other standards or projects with a similar scope?

  • [YES] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}
    [Projects within ISO, IEEE, and Open Group will be open to work together on this single, common standard. Also, there is a complex interaction with ISO C (see attached notes).]

  • 10. International Harmonization

    Is this standard planned for adoption by another international organization?
    [YES] {Yes/No/?? if you don't know at this time}
    If Yes: Which International Organization [ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG15]
    If Yes: Include coordination in question 13 below
    If No: Explanation [...]


    11. Is this project intended to focus on health, safety or environmental issues?

  • [NO] {Yes/No/?? if you don't know at this time}
    If Yes: Explanation [...]

  • 12. Proposed Coordination/Recommended Method of Coordination

    1. Mandatory Coordination
      SCC 10 (IEEE Dictionary) by DR {Circulation of DRafts}
      IEEE Staff Editorial Review by by DR  
      SCC 14 (Quantities, Units and Letter symbols) by DR  
    2. Coordination requested by Sponsor:
      [SC22/WG15] by [CO] {circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 
      [OGTGBase ] by [CO] {circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 
      [OGTGnet ] by [CO] {circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 
      [SC22/WG14] by [LI] {circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 
      [SC22/WG20] by [LI] {circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 
    3. Coordination Requested by Others:

  • [...] {added by staff}

  • Additional Explanation Notes: {Item Number and Explanation}

    [...]{If necessary, these can be continued on additional pages}

    This PAR is contingent on the IEEE and The Open Group developing a memorandum of understanding regarding the joint project. In particular the MOU will cover copyright issues, it is expected that the resultant documents will be joint copyright. The IEEE is liasing with JTC1 upon how JTC1 can be best integrated into the project.

     The PAR Copyright Release and Signature Page must be submitted by FAX or physical delivery before this PAR will be sent on for NesCom and Standards Board approval.