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January 4, 2007


INCITS STUDY GROUP ON LINUX REPORT TO THE INCITS EXECUTIVE BOARD - JANUARY 2007

Dave Thewlis, Convener, INCITS Study Group on Linux



1.    At its September 2004 meeting, the INCITS Executive Board continued the INCITS Study Group on Linux in existence.  Originally tasked for Linux, the group also may develop and submit positions or recommendations related to POSIX.  As a memberr of CT22 the ISGL may also submit votes on CT22 ballots when appropriate.

2    INCITS SGL membership remains at six organizations:

• Hewlett Packard
• IBM
  
• Intel
• Oracle Corporation (advisory)
  
• Sun Microsystems
  
• USENIX

3.   The last report submitted to the INCITS Executive Board was in October 2006. 

4.   Since our last report the Study Group has submitted a recommendation to the INCITS Executive Board and Standards Development Board concerning SC 22 N 4160, CD Registration and Approval Ballot for ISO/IEC CD 9945, POSIX. This recommendation was submitted via IN/06-1471 (LX/06-0005) for the INCITS EB/SDB January, 2007 meetings.

5.  The INCITS Study Group on Linux has no meetings scheduled at this time. 

6.  Dave Thewlis will be scheduled for Officer Training in the first quarter of 2007.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Thewlis
Convener, INCITS Study Group on Linux