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From: jack@rlgvax.UUCP (Jack Waugh)
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Subject: Re: Unix philosophy (from net.unix-wizards)
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Date: Tue, 13-Sep-83 11:06:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 13 11:06:12 1983
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Let's write portable code, and leave the kernel alone.
That way, the benefits of writing a program will be
multiplied by a higher number of systems that can run
the program.

Some of us out here in the commercial world have to write code and
transport it to many UNIX and UNIX-like systems.  Often, neither we
nor the customer can get hold of the kernel source.  This situation
is bound to continue, i. e., there will be plenty of binary licenses
sold.  The only way the industry can reliably supply programs for
such systems is if these systems follow some well-known standard, such
as the Seventh Edition UNIX Programmer's Manual, or the UNIX User's
Manual Release 3.0, and for developers to write their programs under
a kernel that also follows one of those well-known standards.

Jack Waugh