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Date:      Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:59:16 +0000
From:      Niall Smart <rotel@indigo.ie>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, thorpej@nas.nasa.gov
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, mkn@emailbox.hdtv.lucent.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Unsupport calls
Message-ID:  <199807020059.BAA00874@indigo.ie>
In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> "Re: Unsupport calls" (Jul  1, 10:34pm)

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On Jul 1, 10:34pm, Terry Lambert wrote:
} Subject: Re: Unsupport calls
> >  > This is just another case of POSIX adding insult to injury, to no
> >  > real benefit for anyone.
> > 
> > ...and this insults you how?  I think you're taking it way too seriously :-)
> 
> On the theory that, having passed through a committee, standards
> are somehow ennobled, and none dare criticize them.

They are ennobled in that they are a standardised consensus, it's rare to
find that.  So rare, in fact, that arguing over small flaws is a waste of
time.

Niall


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