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Re: POSIX in docs
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: POSIX in docs |
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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:36:04 -0700 |
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address@hidden (Karl Berry) writes:
> Paul had a preference for "Posix"
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> Paul?
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> I have seen "POSIX" far more than any other spelling.
Yes, and "UNIX" is more common than "Unix", and "FORTRAN" used to be
more common than "Fortran".
Here's an idea: RMS invented the term "POSIX"/"Posix". Let's ask
_him_. Surely he should be an authority on a word that he invented!