Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 00:06:49 -0500 From: Charles Green <chuck@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UNIX Specification Message-ID: <199603030506.AAA21311@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> In-Reply-To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> "Re: UNIX Specification" (Mar 2, 22:28)
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Chuck Robey stands accused of saying: } } I wasn't being fascetious. You define what you actually mean by your } reference to SINGLE UNIX SPECIFICATION, then you can get an answer. Actually that was a cut and paste off of http://www.xopen.co.uk/public/tech/unix/overview.htm The technical specification for UNIX (as they refer to it :-) } I'm } horrible at names, but I think I've seen yours before; I wasn't sure, so Yeah I've been hanging around and throwing my two cents worth every once and awhile. } I gave you an answer I would give to an absolute newbie. You know as } well as I there isn't any one true unix yet. If this wasn't flamebait, } and you still want an answer, be more specific and you might get one. The truth is, I was fishing to see what kind of answer I would get. How much and what kind of opinions such a tearse question might generate. } } My personal gripe is actually the lack of the SINGLE UNIX SPECIFICATION. } It's generally conceded that this lack is unixland's biggest failing. } X/Open seem to think they have one. But again I'm not too familiar with the politics involved. But I would like to see FreeBSD branded with the official UNIX name. Rather that UN*X-like... } BTW, this belongs in FreeBSD-chat, not questions. I changed the CC: list } to reflect that. Duely noted...I agree (20-20 hindsight :-) } }-- End of excerpt from Chuck Robey -- Charles Green, PRC Inc. UN*X System Administration 22 Powell Ave. Apt. B UN*X Security & Whitesboro, NY 13492 Programming
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