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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: POSIX bashing
Message-ID: <15444@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 11 Mar 91 18:59:38 GMT
References: <3419@unisoft.UUCP> <15425@smoke.brl.mil> <1991Mar11.014633.22876@convex.com>
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In article <1991Mar11.014633.22876@convex.com> tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) writes:
>Doesn't the idea of extensions and optional features diminish the
>usefullness of certain minimal levels of functionality?  Wouldn't it have
>been better if these had been place in the dot-1 core?

Better for some purposes, worse for others.
My point is, let's participate in ongoing standardization,
but also let's refrain from bashing the past decisions.
The people involved thought they had made the best tradeoffs,
and second-guessing them now is rather a waste of time.