Re: Origin of the name POSIX (was: ANSI (C) vs IEEE (POSIX) Standards Body Selection) - TUHS

27 Jun 2024

Or like rms claimed Linux as part of GNU, he claimed POSIX and some people
believed him. -jsq

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 9:38 AM Warner Losh &lt;imp(a)bsdimp.com&gt; wrote:

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 On Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 6:15 AM Dan Cross &lt;crossd(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

  On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 8:12 AM John S Quarterman
&lt;jsqmobile(a)gmail.com   wrote:
  I don't recall rms being involved, certainly
not in the name. -jsq 
 quip: Like childbirth, perhaps the unpleasant memory was simply blocked
 out?

 Is it possible that RMS suggested it as maybe an obvious quip to a
 committee member who later credited him with that since that conversation
 happened before that person heard it from others on the committee? Tricky
 to know from this distance in time.

 Warner

         - Dan C.