Updated details for POSIX.1-2008, and noted that if

POSIX.1-2001 is listed in the CONFORMING TO section of a man
page, then the read can assume that the interface is also
specified in POSIX.1-2008, unless otherwise noted.

man7/standards.7

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111,
 .\" USA.
 .\"
-.TH STANDARDS 7 2007-11-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH STANDARDS 7 2008-08-07 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 standards \- C and UNIX Standards
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ and TC2 in 2004 (referred to as
 .\" FIXME . Eventually we need to update the text on POSIX.1-200[89]/SUSv4
 .TP
 .B POSIX.1-200x, SUSv4
-Work is currently in progress on the next revision of POSIX.1/SUS.
+Work on the next revision of POSIX.1/SUS is near completion.
 The balloting on the revision is expected to be completed in 2008,
 so that the revision is likely to be named POSIX.1-2008.
 
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ but a number of new interfaces are added
 and various details of existing specifications are modified.
 Many of the interfaces that were optional in
 POSIX.1-2001 become mandatory in the next revision of the standard.
+A few interfaces that are present in POSIX.1-2001 are marked
+as obsolete in POSIX.1-2001, or removed from the standard altogether.
 
 The revised standard is broken into the same four parts as POSIX.1-2001,
 and again there are two levels of conformance: the baseline
@@ -250,6 +252,10 @@ and
 which mandates an additional set of interfaces
 beyond those in the base specification.
 
+In general, where the CONFORMING TO section of a manual page
+lists POSIX.1-2001, it can be assumed that the interface also
+conforms to POSIX.1-2008, unless otherwise noted.
+
 Further information can be found on the Austin group web site,
 http://www.opengroup.org/austin/ .
 .SH "SEE ALSO"