From: cowan@pswtech.com (Chris Cowan) Subject: Re: Shell scripts? 27 Jan 1997 22:33:50 -0800 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <32ED87FA.18B1.cygnus.gnu-win32@pswtech.com> References: <199701272214.QAA04085@utig.ig.utexas.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: Chris Cowan (Unverified) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0b1 (WinNT; I) Original-To: Scott Kempf Original-CC: gnu-win32@cygnus.com X-Priority: Normal Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Scott Kempf wrote: > > Can anyone tell me where I might find POSIX or X/OPEN system > standards on the web? > I've been on a similar hunt for some time. I don't think it is possible to get anything without paying $$$$$. Both the IEEE and OpenGroup expect to make money on this stuff. (ISODE and OMG are like this as well. But at least they have bits and pieces of drafts and prelim specs available). For POSIX, go to www.ieee.org and you'll see that they are offering collections & sets of standards on CDROM and on the web (protected). The prices I saw were steep, even if you are a paying member. (Perhaps they cut Academic Institutions a break). For X/Open start at www.opengroup.org. It looks like you can order a complete set of specs on CDROM or in hardcopy. (No web) PS. One thing I've always been surprised at is that the FSF/LPF has raised not a big stink about this situation. (Perhaps I've missed it). In a lot of cases, it's easier to obtain a PD implementation of a spec, than it is to obtain a copy of the spec itself. (I remember being amazed the first time I went looking for the pthreads spec). -- Chris Cowan cowan@pswtech.com (512) 342-3635 - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".