Re: RFC 2292bis comments

[Thomas Narten <narten@us.ibm.com>]

> My only comments are on the reference to the POSIX spec:

> >   [POSIX]       IEEE Std. 1003.1-2001 Standard for Information
> >                 Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface
> >                 (POSIX)

> This part is fine.

> >                 Open Group Technical Standard: Base Specifications,
> >                 Issue 6 December 2001

> This is the first time that I've heard of "Issue 6".

Hey, it was in 2553bis, which you reviewed pretty carefully... :-)

> "Single UNIX
> Specification, Version 3" is much more common, but apparently is a
> superset of "Issue 6" ("This set of specifications forms the core of the
> Single UNIX Specification, Version 3.", and e.g. SUSv3 includes XCURSES
> which is not part of Issue 6.)  After more research, I'm OK with this
> reference.

> >                 ISO 9945 (pending final approval by ISO)

> This was approved by ISO in September 2002 so is ISO 9945:2002.

> So, my note is even more minor than I thought it was.  Here's a suggestion.

> RFC-Editor: Please replace the [POSIX] reference with:

>    [POSIX]       IEEE Std. 1003.1-2001 Standard for Information
>                  Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface
>                  (POSIX)

>                  Open Group Technical Standard: Base Specifications,
>                  Issue 6 December 2001

>                  ISO 9945:2002

>                  http://www.opengroup.org/austin

Works for me, and I'll make this change in 2553bis as well, which is
currently in 48 hours (if I'm not too late).

Thomas