From owner-freebsd-chat Tue May 21 22:31:35 1996 Return-Path: owner-chat Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA17430 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 21 May 1996 22:31:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from io.org (io.org [198.133.36.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA17417 for ; Tue, 21 May 1996 22:31:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zap.io.org (taob@zap.io.org [198.133.36.81]) by io.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA22269; Wed, 22 May 1996 01:31:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 01:30:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Tao To: hdalog@zipnet.net cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NC label for FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <199605211757.NAA19975@hda> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 21 May 1996, Peter Dufault wrote: > > That non-technical article makes it sound as if the definition is > pretty loose and means you adhere to internet protocols. Sounds like > we may already qualify. The details are at http://www.nc.ihost.com/. I don't think we support DHCP yet (do we?) for remote booting, but bootp is mentioned. Also, the "Java Application Environment" is listed as a requirement. There's no info yet on the cost or process of "NC Friendly" certification. Apple's Web site has a summary of the reference profile: ELEMENTS OF THE PROFILE The NC Reference Profile 1 covers general hardware guidelines, Internet protocols, World Wide Web standards, e-mail protocols, common multimedia formats, boot protocols and security features. The hardware guidelines cover a minimum screen resolution of 640 x 480 (VGA) or equivalent, a pointing device (mouse or track ball), text input capabilities and audio output. The agreed upon Internet protocols are Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), optional support of NFS to enable low-cost, medialess devices while allowing for persistent storage in the network and SMTP, a protocol enabling the distributed management of devices. The profile further adheres to World Wide Web standards HTML, HTTP and the Java Application Environment, as well as to mainstream mail protocols (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3) and common data formats such as JPEG, GIF, WAV and AU. Optional security features are supported through emerging security APIs; security standards are ISO 7816 SmartCards and the EMV (Europay/MasterCard/Visa) specification. NC Reference Profile 1 will be made available for public comment and review in July 1996 and is expected to be finalized by August 1996. The draft published today can be viewed on the World Wide Web at http://www.nc.ihost.com. Future versions of the NC Reference Profile (e.g., Profile 2, Profile 3, etc.) will be determined and published by the participants in this announcement with the involvement of other interested parties in response to changing technologies and market requirements. In the third quarter of 1996, Apple, IBM, Netscape, Oracle and Sun plan to organize a joint Web site with tests for profile compliance. Manufacturers whose designs successfully meet the criteria of the profile will be authorized to promote their devices as "NC Profile compliant" and to use the NC logo in connection with the manufacturing, marketing and sales of NC products and product families. -- Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org, taob@ican.net) Systems and Network Administrator, Internet Canada Corp. "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"