Re: possibility of re-using POSIX specs for manual pages

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Valentine wrote:
> Andrew Josey recently posted a copy of a press release about granting the
> 'Linux Manual Pages Project' rights to use portions of IEEE Std 1003.1 in
> their documentation:
>
>     <http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_linuxman.html>
>
> It seems likely to me that the DragonFly Project would be given similar rights
> if a formal request were made (having followed the prior discussion on the
> Austin Group mailing list).  The only redistribution requirement obvious from
> the most recent Linux manual page distribution is inclusion of a short notice.
>
> Any interest here?

	Yes, I saw it this morning.  I am going to followup with the
	IEEE people sometime this week.  Thanks for pointing it out
	though, Mark.

	Thanks and regards,

		-- Hiten