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- Introduction....................................................... v
- Purpose......................................................... v
- The POSIX Open System Environment Reference Model............... vi
- Goals........................................................... vii
- Benefits........................................................ viii
- Related Standards Activities.................................... x
- Section 1: General................................................. 1
- 1.1 Scope..................................................... 1
- 1.2 Normative References...................................... 2
- 1.3 Conformance............................................... 3
- 1.4 Test Methods.............................................. 3
- Section 2: Terminology and General Requirements.................... 5
- 2.1 Conventions............................................... 5
- 2.2 Definitions............................................... 5
- 2.2.1 Terminology........................................ 5
- 2.2.2 General Terms...................................... 7
- 2.2.3 Abbreviations...................................... 13
- Section 3: POSIX Open System Environment........................... 15
- 3.1 POSIX Open System Environment - General Requirements...... 16
- 3.2 POSIX Open System Environment Reference Model............. 19
- 3.3 POSIX Open System Environment Services.................... 28
- 3.4 POSIX Open System Environment Standards................... 29
- 3.5 POSIX Open System Environment Profiles.................... 32
- 3.6 Application Platform Implementation Considerations........ 33
- Section 4: POSIX Open System Environment Services.................. 39
- 4.1 Language Services......................................... 43
- 4.2 System Services........................................... 53
- 4.3 Network Services.......................................... 73
- 4.4 Database Services......................................... 99
- 4.5 Data Interchange Services................................. 111
- 4.6 Transaction Processing Services........................... 119
- 4.7 Graphical Window System Services.......................... 131
- 4.8 Graphics Services......................................... 149
- 4.9 Character-Based User Interface Services................... 171
- 4.10 User Command Interface Services........................... 177
- Section 5: POSIX OSE Cross-Category Services....................... 187
- 5.1 Internationalization...................................... 189
- 5.2 System Security Services.................................. 209
- 5.3 Information System Management............................. 215
- Section 6: Profiles................................................ 227
- 6.1 Scope..................................................... 227
- 6.2 Profile Concepts.......................................... 228
- 6.3 Guidance to Profile Writers............................... 230
- Section 7: POSIX SP Profiling Efforts.............................. 237
- 7.1 Introduction.............................................. 237
- 7.2 General Purpose POSIX SPs................................. 237
- Annex A (informative) Considerations for Developers of POSIX SPs... 249
- A.1 Introduction.............................................. 249
- A.2 Scope..................................................... 249
- A.3 The Role of POSIX SPs..................................... 250
- A.4 Special Rules for POSIX SPs............................... 251
- A.5 Other Issues.............................................. 253
- A.6 Conformance to a POSIX SP................................. 255
- A.7 Structure of Documentation for POSIX SPs.................. 255
- A.8 Rules for Drafting and Presentation of POSIX SPs.......... 257
- Annex B (informative) Bibliography................................. 262
- Annex C (informative) Standards Infrastructure Description......... 265
- C.1 Introduction.............................................. 265
- C.2 The Formal Standards Groups............................... 267
- C.3 Related Organizations..................................... 281
- Annex D (informative) Electronic-Mail.............................. 295
- Annex E (informative) Additional Material.......................... 297
- E.1 Software Development Environments......................... 297
- Alphabetic Topical Index........................................... 307
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