Re:Posix Abstractions in Modern Operating Systems: The Old, ...
by majewsky on Sunday May 08, 2016 @02:19PM
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> I think POSIX is overdue for an update.
POSIX is being updated constantly. It is just not as noticeable because POSIX is, as you say,
> an attempt to codify existing practice amongst Unix vendors, picking the best of the most widely supported features, as opposed to actually trying to come up with a good standard.
POSIX is being updated constantly. It is just not as noticeable because POSIX is, as you say,
> an attempt to codify existing practice amongst Unix vendors, picking the best of the most widely supported features, as opposed to actually trying to come up with a good standard.