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The History of Posix: A Study in the Standards Process
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The background of the Posix (an acronym for the standard formally known as Portable Operating System Interface for Computer Environments) standardization is described. Significant steps and/or stages in the process are discussed. They include setting up key guidelines; a methodology for identifying consensus that had evolved from software engineering groups writing the rationale; expanding participation; the issuance of a trial use standard and the issues it raised; additional activities launched; and future work.
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View all- Wilson P(1991)StandardsIEEE Computer Graphics and Applications10.1109/38.6769911:1(44-48)Online publication date: 1-Jan-1991