From mdeane@ANSI.org Thu Sep 20 20:02:07 2001 Received: from email1.ansi.org (mail.ansi.org [165.254.114.6] (may be forged)) by dkuug.dk (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id UAA83390 for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:02:06 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mdeane@ANSI.org) Received: by email1.ansi.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:16:36 -0400 Message-ID: <2F81C8110D55D411882A0020356797B20110AA6B@email1.ansi.org> From: Matthew Deane To: "'SC 22 Distribution List'" Subject: SC 22 N 3315 - SC 22/WG 15 Business Plan and Convenor's Report Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:16:36 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N3315 TITLE: JTC 1/SC 22/WG 15 Business Plan and Convenor's Report DATE ASSIGNED: 2001-09-20 SOURCE: SC 22/WG 15 Convenor (J. Oblinger) BACKWARD POINTER: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: Other document (Open) PROJECT NUMBER: N/A STATUS: This document was reviewed at the SC 22 Plenary under Agenda Item 8.8. ACTION IDENTIFIER: FYI DUE DATE: DISTRIBUTION: Text CROSS REFERENCE: DISTRIBUTION FORM: Open Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat Matt Deane ANSI 25 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 642-4992 Fax: (212) 840-2298 Email: mdeane@ansi.org _______end of cover page, beginning of report____________ Business Plan And Convener's Report ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 WG15 - POSIX PERIOD COVERED: September 2000 - September 2001 SUBMITTED BY: Jim Oblinger (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22/WG15 Convener) NUWC Code 2233, Bldg 1171-2 Newport, Rhode Island, 02841-1708 USA Tel: 401 832 1366; Fax: 401 832 2130 1. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY: 1.1 JTC 1/SC22/WG15 STATEMENT OF SCOPE Application Program Interfaces (API's) for portability based on the "Portable Operating Systems Interface" (POSIX) work and related operating systems interface work. 1.2 PROJECT REPORT POSIX project status is maintained at: http://www.pasc.org/standing/sd11.html PDAM / Project # Title PASC number Status 9945-1 System API 4 / 22.21.01.03.03 Protocol Ind. Interface 1003.1g To be withdrawn 5 / 22.39 Extensions to base 1003.1a In FPDAM balloting, should go to DIS in 2001 7 / 22.21.04.01.01 Advanced Real Time Extensions 1003.1j FDAM next step - Oct 2001 8 / 22.40 Additional Realtime Extensions 1003.1d FDAM next step - Oct 2001 9945-2 Shell and Utilities 2 / 22.41 Shell & Utility Extensions 1003.2b DoC in process, FPDAM next step 15068 Administration 3 / 22.21.03.05 User Admin 1387.3 US to provide draft for DIS ballot 13210 Test Methods rev 22.37 Test Methods 2003 Awaiting publication 14515 9945 Test Methods 1-1 22.14515-1.02 -1 Test Methods Realtime Extension 2003.1b PDAM DoC and recommendation next step 14766 - Guide to National Profiles and Locales 22.14766 Resolving PDTR comments OSE Profile Projects 22.15287.01 OSE Profile Project: Supercomputing 1003.10 Awaiting Publication 22.15287.02 Real Time Profile 1003.13 Awaiting Publication 1.1 COOPERATION AND COMPETITION In the past year, IEEE PASC has moved completely away from holding face-to-face meetings as the number of active working group continues to decline. A committee was formed to rewrite the IEEE PASC operating procedures to permit and define the manner in which the PASC SEC could meet electronically in order to conduct business. A face-to-face of the PASC SEC must be held to ratify these new procedures and this meeting may take place in January 2002. WG15 is continuing to work with IEEE PASC and The Open Group (TOG) to develop methods for cooperation. In mid 1999, a joint committee, within PASC, TOG and WG15, known as the 'the Austin Group' had been established and met to begin the revision of IS 9945-1 and IS 9945-2. In order to support this effort, WG15 formed two working groups, the first known as Rapporteur group for rEVising (REV) with the goal of encouraging and facilitating international participation in the revision process. The REV group has met in conjunction with 'the Austin group.' The second group established within WG15 is called the Rapporteur group for Procedures and Coordination (RPC) and was tasked to assist with coordinating the merging of procedures that are required to achieve the joint technical development of revisions to IS 9945-1 and IS 9945-2. This group met in conjunction with the 'joint procedures committee' to write a set of procedures that would facilitate the flow of document approval within the three organizations. The Joint Procedures Committee generated a document called 'Joint Procedures for Document Development' (JDOCS) defining the joint process. This document has been reviewed by WG15 and a resolution passed approving it use during the revision of 9945-1. 2.0 PERIOD REVIEW 2.1 MARKET REQUIREMENTS The joining of efforts among IEEE PASC, TOG and WG15 addresses several issues that confront standardization efforts within the computer operating systems business sector. A few of these are the stabilization of 'base' standards so that vendors can provide a mature product meeting their customer's requirements. Conformance testing suites and activities providing the user community with well tested products from which to choose 2.2 ACHIEVEMENTS Completed CD Registration and an FCD ballot for the revision of ISO/IEC 9945-1 Information technology - Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) - Part 1. It was felt that the draft document had change sufficiently during the ballot and was resubmitted for a second FCD ballot that closed 15 September 2001. This draft is the joint product of The Open Group, IEEE POSIX and WG15 and is the document resulting from the merge 9945-1:1996, new approved POSIX amendments to 9945-1, and The Open Group documents. Draft 3 was developed and reviewed leading to Draft 4 that was released in August. Draft for is the document currently in FCD ballot. Submitted ISO/IEC PDTR 14766 - Guide for POSIX National Profiles and National Locales for PDTR Ballot that closed in Aug 2001 2.3 RESOURCES The POSIX work is dependent on IEEE and The Open Group, as a source of technical expertise, support and development work. WG15 has traditionally had five active (i.e. attending meetings) national bodies, and technical contributions from additional national bodies. Three national bodies attended the last WG15 meeting in July 1999 while five national bodies attend the WG15 meeting in July 2000. The close association that continues to develop between The Open Group, POSIX and WG15 and discussed elsewhere in this report provides sufficient resources to continue development of standards. 3.0 FOCUS FOR THIS PLANNING PERIOD 3.1 DELIVERABLES: See the active projects list above 3.2 STRATEGIES: The current strategy has two elements. The first is to complete the amendment process to the POSIX base standards with several standards expecting to complete this year. And second is to support the work of 'the Austin Group'. 3.2.1 RISKS None for the current work plan. 3.2.2 OPPORTUNITIES The main opportunity expected of the strategy is to stabilize the joint POSIX and The Open Group base standards so that vendors can enhance and mature their products. 3.3 WORK PROGRAM PRIORITIES Many POSIX projects have mature documents at various stages within the ISO balloting process. It will be a priority to move these documents along and push them to completion. 4. CONVENER'S REPORT 4.1 WG15 MEETING SCHEDULE The last meeting of WG15 was held in San Jose, CA on 8-9 Feb 2001. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the latter part of the week of 25 Jan 2002 with the meeting location currently planned for the Los Angeles, CA area in conjunction with The Open Group meeting. WG15 reconfirmed its consensus to meet on no less than an annual basis, in conjunction with other meetings, workload determining the exact frequency. 4.2 PROJECT EDITOR ASSIGNMENTS No new requests. 4.3 PROJECT TIMEOUTS 4.3.1 PROJECTS NOT REACHING CD WITHIN 3 YEARS No Project Extensions Requested 4.3.2 PROJECTS NOT REACHING FDIS STAGE WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF REACHING CD WG15 requests a one-year extension on the following projects: JTC 1.22.21.02.03, PDAM 1 to 9945-2, Amendment 1 on Batch Services Portability Extensions JTC 1.22.21.03.05, DIS 15068-3, POSIX System Administration User Administration JTC 1.22.39, PDAM 5 to 9945-1, Amendment 5 to Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) - Part 1: System API JTC 1.22.40, PDAM 8 to 9945-1, Amendment 8 to Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) - Part 1: System API JTC 1.22.41, FPDAM 2 to 9945-2, Amendment 2 to IS 9945-2, POSIX - Part 2: Shell and Utility Addendum Note: 22.41 was granted a one-year extension in Nara (Resolution 00-17). WG15 is requesting an additional year extension as proper sequencing of this project requires 22.39 (above) to complete prior to 22.41. JTC 1.22.14515-1.02, FPDAM 1 to IS 14515-1, Amendment 1 to IS 14515-1, Realtime Extensions JTC 1.22.14515-2, DIS 14515-2, Shell and Utilities Test Methods JTC 1.22.15287.01, FPDISP 15287-1, POSIX Supercomputing Application Environment Profiles JTC 1.22.15879, DIS 15879, Distributed Software Administration DCE-RPC Interoperability (XDSA/DCE) - see also SC 22 N 3272 4.4 FOR SC22 INFORMATION New Projects No requests for new projects 4.5 ACTION REQUESTS FOR SC22 4.5.1 DOCUMENTS TO BE FORWARDED Forwarding of Documents for Action: WG15 advises SC22 that the following documents are ready for DAM ballot and will be submitted shortly: JTC 1.22.40 - 9945-1 PDAM 8 Additional Realtime Extensions (P1003.1d/D10) JTC 1.22.21.04.01.01 - 9945-1 PDAM 7 Advanced Realtime Extensions (P1003.1j/D9) 4.5.2 DOCUMENTS TO BE WITHDRAWN WG15 advises SC22 that work has stopped on 22.21.03.01 System Administration (IEEE P1387.1) without producing a document and requests SC22 to withdraw work item 22.21.03.01 System Administration. WG15 advises SC22 that work has stopped on 22.21.01.03.03 PDAM 4 to 9945-1, Amendment 4 to Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) - Part 1: System API) after approval as an IEEE documents. There are currently no plans to publish this document as either an IEEE or ISO document and requests SC22 to withdraw this work item 22.21.03.01. The work that was completed under this project has been incorporated into the 9945-1 revision 4.5.3 OTHER ACTIONS None