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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by waddlesplash on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:14PM (#18772689)
Except... Haiku is POSIX? The POSIX compatibility isn't just some compatibility layer, it goes all the way into the kernel. We use the fork-based process model, POSIX filemodes, etc.
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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by Q6T46nT668w6i3m on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:17PM (#18772717)
Yep. Totally fair. I edited my comment to say “strictly POSIX.” Is that a fair characterization?
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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by waddlesplash on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:18PM (#18772729)
What does "strictly POSIX" mean, and how does Haiku not meet it?

If there are POSIX APIs we don't implement, it's simply because we haven't gotten around to implementing it / nothing needed it so we didn't bother, not because we are explicitly avoiding said APIs.

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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by Q6T46nT668w6i3m on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:25PM (#18772768)
Ah, I wasn’t aware. Thanks for the correction! :)
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