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From: src@scuzzy.in-berlin.de (Heiko Blume)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: POSIX standard
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.000309.17317@scuzzy.in-berlin.de>
Date: 17 Jun 91 00:03:09 GMT
References: <1991Jun2.081232.3107@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <67880004@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com> <1991Jun15.143135.23242@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
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mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) writes:

>In article <67880004@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com>, decot@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Dave Decot) writes:
>>> Does anyone know where I can get an on-line description of the POSIX
>>> standard?  An ftp site, maybe?
>> IEEE mandates that it not be available online.

>Yeesh, what a way to get a standard accepted.

you bet, i had real difficulties to get the book and paid $100 for it,
just to learn about the new version a month later, GRMBL...
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