From: duke@pyuxv.uucp (Duke Robillard)
Subject: Invitation to Join POSIX Print Mock Ballot Group
Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 14:50:52 GMT
Summary: 1003.7.1 is going to mock ballot with Palladium
Keywords: POSIX 1003.7 Mock Ballot Palladium


IEEE P1003.7 POSIX is about to start a "mock ballot" of the
POSIX Print System Requirements.  POSIX is a group of IEEE
sponsored standards defining a UNIX-like operating
environment.  The System Administration Working Group
(1003.7) is the group responsible for system administration
standards (i.e. the type of operations traditionally found
in section 8 of the user manuals--fsck, lpc, mkfs, etc).
The document ready for mock ballot is 1003.7.1, Draft
Standard for Information Technology--Portable Operating
System Interface(POSIX)--System Adminstration
Interface/Printing.

A mock ballot is an unofficial, non-binding version of the
regular ballot procedures.  It is performed to get early
feedback on the direction a standard is taking.  1003.7 has
adopted MIT's Palladium printing system as the base for its
printing standard, and one of the goals of this mock ballot
is to test the acceptability of this choice.

Even if you cannot fully participate in the mock ballot,
1003.7 would greatly appreciate feedback on the choice of
Palladium as the base for this document.  While we would
appreciate extensive comments, a simple yes vote, or a no
vote with an explanation about why Palladium is not an
acceptable base, would be very helpful.

Please fill out the attached form should you wish to join
the mock ballot group.

Martin Kirk
Chair 1003.7


UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.


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        INVITATION TO JOIN P1003.7 MOCK BALLOT GROUP

The IEEE POSIX P1003.7 System Administration  Working  Group  has
been  developing  the  POSIX  printing inteface, P1003.7.1.  This
standard describes the requirements for printing and printing ad-
ministration.   P1003.7  will  be conducting a mock ballot of the
1003.7.1 starting May 14, 1992 and running until June  30,  1992.
The  purpose of this ballot is to seek feedback on this work from
those interested parties who have been  inside  and  outside  the
development process and to prepare for the formal ballot which is
tentatively scheduled for the second half of 1992.  If  you  pro-
vide  an  E-mail  address,  we will send the draft in Post Script
form via this method.  If you require a hard copy of  the  draft,
we  will  make  every effort to have it in the mail no later than
the start of balloting .  Please indicate your desire to partici-
pate  in  this P1003.7.1 Mock Ballot by sending the following in-
formation:

Name:_____________________________________________________________

E-mail                                                        
address:__________________________________________________________

Company/Organization 
Name:_____________________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Phone:____________________________________________________________

FAX:______________________________________________________________

My primary interest category relative to this Standard is:
(Check only one)                                          
[ ] General Interest
[ ] User        
[ ] Producer

I would like the draft in the following format:
(Check only one)
[ ] Post Script via Email
[ ] Hard copy via U.S. mail

Send this information by Wednesday, April 29, 1992 to:
Bob Robillard                   Voice: 908-699-2249
Bellcore                        FAX:   908-336-2827
RRC 1D229                       duke@cc.bellcore.com
444 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, New Jersey  08854

Thank you in advance for your consideration of this effort.

Sincerely,
Martin Kirk, Chair IEEE P1003.7

Bob Robillard 
duke@cc.bellcore.com
699-2249
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix