X/Open FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Last Updated : February 1996

I have forgotten/mislaid my password to access the Members Only pages. Can you help?
Please address your request for help to our Postmaster.
I am a member but I find that I cannot access all pages in the Members Only section of the X/Open Web server. How do I gain access to these pages?
Some parts of the Members Only section are restricted to members of working groups, for discussing work in progress. However, if you have already taken this into account but are still unhappy about your access status, please contact our Postmaster.
How do I order X/Open publications?
Go direct to our Publications index page from where you can access:
- our publications catalogue in a number of formats
- an order form
- a direct link for enquiries
- a list of all X/Open registered book suppliers world-wide
Can you tell me which other companies have achieved or are about to achieve [name of standard] in the near future?
Our Branded Products page provides two lists, one indexed by product, the other by company. You can search either to find the information you require on already branded products. X/Open cannot give specific information as to customers' plans as all branding information prior to public announcement is confidential. Please approach your suppliers' marketing departments for more information.
Please can you explain the various profiles and components of the X/Open brand and its relationship to UNIX and 'Spec 1170'.
What was called 'Spec 1170' is now referred to as the Single UNIX Specification. The UNIX trade mark now belongs to X/Open.
Products which claim to conform to the Single UNIX Specification need to be branded to the XPG4 UNIX profile. There are other profiles which may be branded which go part of the way to the full XPG4 UNIX brand.
More exact details of the full range of brandable components and what test suites are required to brand them are set out in the X/Open WWW pages in the Testing section (Testing Requirements by Profile, and Testing Requirements by Component). For full details of the components, please refer to the XPG4 Component Definitions which is part of the X/Open publication 'What to Brand - What to Buy'
When a product is branded to the XPG4 UNIX profile, the UNIX trade mark may be used with the attribution UNIX 95. This is distinct from products which are XPG4 Base (or XPG3 Base) branded and where the companies have committed to future XPG4 UNIX branding. In this case the attribute is UNIX 93.
Are there any operating systems that conform to the XPG4 UNIX profile?
Yes, please refer to the XPG4: UNIX Profile Branded Products list.

Now, why not visit our Branding FAQ or Testing FAQ pages?

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