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

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Valentine wrote:
> > From: Jeroen Ruigrok/asmodai <asmodai@xxxxxx>
> > Date: Sat 31 Jan, 2004
> > Subject: Re: possibility of re-using POSIX specs for manual pages
>
>
> > -On [20040131 00:52], Mark Valentine (mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> >
> > > However, being able to just use portions of the text verbatim (with
> > > the appropriate notice), e.g. when aligning something with the standard,
> > > does save re-inventing the wheel and risking imperfect paraphrasing...
> >
> > Does the notice have to be place in the AUTHORS section?  And how big is
> > it?
>
>
> Whoever follows up with the IEEE (Hiten seemed to be on the ball) will
> presumably find out the precise requirements; all I can say is that they
> didn't look too burdensome judging by what the Linux folks have released.

	Guys, hold your horses for now. :-)  I am gonna get in contact
	with Jacques Vidrine (nectar@) of Camp FreeBSD and coordinate
	this stuff with him.

	Regards,

		-- Hiten