On 09/04/2012 11:46 AM, Linda A. Walsh wrote:
> POSIX is portability standard -- it should not
> be regarded as a restrictive standard, unless not doing so would hinder
> portability.  In effect, they are disallowing OS's to make extensions
> beyond
> what they allow in the newer standards...

That's where you are wrong.  POSIX _does_ allow OS's to make extensions
beyond the standard.

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