Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site desint.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!desint!geoff From: geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: 6 char externs and the ANSI standard Message-ID: <173@desint.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 15:39:17 EST Article-I.D.: desint.173 Posted: Sun Oct 28 15:39:17 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Oct-84 00:46:11 EST References: <4095@tekecs.UUCP> <4800003@hpcnoe.UUCP> <1576@wateng.UUCP> Organization: his home computer, Thousand Oaks, CA Lines: 14 Summary: Enough, already! AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! We have hashed, rehashed, and rerehashed (no, re*hashed) this subject for months now. The consensus appeared in the first week: about 80% of the votes are for no limitations; 20% for 6-chars. So alright already! We all agree; let's make sure the ANSI committee knows and move on to something else. I wouldn't be surprised to learn they've already caved in to the overwhelming public opinion. -- Geoff Kuenning First Systems Corporation ...!ihnp4!trwrb!desint!geoff