From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jul 1 18:04:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA00552 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:04:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from indigo.ie (nsmart@ts01-38.waterford.indigo.ie [194.125.139.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA00338; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:04:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rotel@indigo.ie) Received: (from nsmart@localhost) by indigo.ie (8.8.8/8.8.7) id BAA00874; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:59:17 +0100 (IST) (envelope-from rotel@indigo.ie) From: Niall Smart Message-Id: <199807020059.BAA00874@indigo.ie> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:59:16 +0000 In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert "Re: Unsupport calls" (Jul 1, 10:34pm) Reply-To: rotel@indigo.ie X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.6 beta(3) 11/17/96) To: Terry Lambert , thorpej@nas.nasa.gov Subject: Re: Unsupport calls Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, mkn@emailbox.hdtv.lucent.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 -- Niall Smart. PGP: finger njs3@motmot.doc.ic.ac.uk FreeBSD: Turning PC's into Workstations: www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message