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LX/06-0004

LINUX STUDY GROUP REPORT TO THE INCITS EB - OCTOBER 2006

Dave Thewlis
Convenor, INCITS Linux Study Group

1.    At its September 2004 meeting, the INCITS Executive Board continued the INCITS Study Group on Linux in existence as the appropriate entity to develop the recommended US positions and comments on the Linux Standard Base PAS Submission from the Free Standards Group.

2    INCITS SG membership is now six organizations:

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

3.   The last report submitted to the INCITS Executive Board was the Annual Report for June 2005 - May 2006 which also acted as the ISGL report form July 2006.  Since then the Study Group has had no meetings.

4.  The Chair of CT 22 has indicated that the INCITS Study Group on Linux may be asked for assistance in dealing with POSIX related standards as well since CT 22 has no other expertise in this area.

5.  The INCITS Study Group on Linux has no meeting scheduled at this time.  I do not anticipate a need for a meeting or teleconference until the first corrigenda report against IS 23360 is submitted unless administrative requirements necessitate a teleconference.

6.  Dave Thewlis was approved for an additional term as Convenor of the INCITS Study Group on Linux beginning in October of 2006.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dave Thewlis
Convenor, INCITS Study Group on Linux