On 07/12/2007, David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Uh, no. The POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) specification > specifies at several levels what comprises a UNIX-like API.
Thanks, I am aware of this. I think it a reasonable enough thing for me to suggest that when we have a specification that outlines an operating interface it can be taken to point to what is expected from an operating system. Given that you accept that statement it's not unreasonable to state that POSIX lays out the definition of what it means to be a *certain type* of operating system, namely a POSIX one. -- Noah Slater <http://bytesexual.org/> "Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results." - R. Stallman _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
