Mapping the X window onto open systems interconnection standards

The issues involved in integrating X11 and open systems interconnection (OSI) are explored and potential solutions to implementation problems are given. OSI standardization issues are discussed, including naming and registration conventions and the current status of this work effort in national and international standards bodies. The direction of OSI in window management, X11´s relationship to the OSI reference model and, in particular, the use of OSI association control and presentation services are briefly addressed. The potential impact on the OSI market and the global view of this work are discussed, from a research and from an international standardization perspective, along with the issues evolving from the prototype built and the likely commercial provision of X11 products supporting OSI.<>