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From: gwyn@BRL.ARPA (VLD/VMB)
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Subject: Re:  ANSI C.
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Date: Tue, 26-Nov-85 18:16:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 26 18:16:36 1985
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> "they took the entry for ctime from the third section of the UNIX
> manual and copied it verbatim"

Hey, get a current copy of the draft standard!  Since April,
the X3J11 spec for ctime has not very much resembled the one
in any UNIX manual.  If you want to criticize the committee's
work, you ought to find out what it is first.  I find that a
lot of thought has indeed been put into generality of the
time functions.