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From: isaak@unix.ttb.dec.com (Jim Isaak-respond via isaak@decvax.dec.com)
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Subject: NP for Test Methods, N331 --- Letter Ballot to follow
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WG15 Technical Experts,
	One resolution and action out of the Oct. meeting was to
initiate a consultative letter ballot on this proposed NP, and if
it was successful, forward the NP to SC22 and up the line for JTC1
approval.  We will be sending out a letter to the designated head of
delegations in WG15 with N331 attached, and also the email version
below.  Please pass any comments into your Head of Delegation, so
that the response to the letter ballot can be accomplished quickly.

Thanks, Jim Isaak
[PS. N331 was also distributed in hard copy in the Oct. mailing, however,
the "action required" should have been "respond to consultitive letter ballot"!]
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						JTC1/SC22/WG15 N331
						Oct. 21, 1992


					Proposed by JTC1/SC22/WG15
					Secretariat: ISO/IEC JTC1

		Proposal for New Work Item

TITLE: Standard for Information Technology --
	POSIX Test Methods --

	[Multipart, parallel to 9945 suite of standards, inc. test methods]

Scope and Field of Application:
	The Standard will define test methods applicable to the
	development and use of conformance methodologies for ISO/IEC
	9945-1, 9945-2 and 9945-3; based on ISO/IEC 13210

Purpose and Justification:
	Testing conformance of an implementation to a standard includes
	testing the claimed capabilities and behavior of the implementation
	with respect to the conformance requirements of the standard.
	These test methods are intended to provide a reasonable,
	practical assurance that an implementation conforms to the
	standards ISO/IEC 9945-1, 9945-2, and 9945-3.

Program of work:
	A new multipart standard, paralleling the structure of the
	base standards (9945-x), including language binding standards
	which will have different assigned numbers.  This work will
	require division of work to parallel the base documents
	being produced by SC22/WG15.

	It is recommended that this work be assigned to JTC1/SC22/WG15
	under the same terms of reference and administrative procedures
	as the current 9945 work.

Relevant documents to be considered:
	IEEE Draft Standards: 1003.3.1 and 1003.3.2

Liaison Organizations:
	SC22, SC22/WG15, IEEE Computer Society and TCOS Sponsor
	executive committee have agreed to a synchronization plan
	that will yield a common document in both the U.S. and JTC1.
	The proposed documents as well as others underdevelopment
	are consistent with this plan.

Preparatory work offered with target dates:
	An initial part, parallel to the current IS 9945-1:1990
	should be available for CD registration as soon as the
	NP is approved, and SC22 can authorize such action.

Will service of a Maintenance agency or registration authority be required?
	No
Nor is there any requirement for coding.
No patent items have been identified.