Re: NIST-PCTS
On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Johnie Ingram wrote:
>
> Dale> The POSIX standard is around $400 if memory serves. The FIPS
> Dale> standard is near $100 by itself.
>
> And Unix98 looks $300ish, but seems to be better in that it covers
Wow, the price has really come down a lot.
> more, and that the payoff for passing is actually being called
> UNIX(tm). ;-) Pity about the non-freeness though (you shoud've seen
> Overfiend when they pull the X stunt -- it was a riot).
Doe sthe $300 get you the POSIX subset (ie basically when you can download
now) or is i the full VSX test? I think you have to pass the full VSX
test to be called UNIX(tm).
Stuart
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