Comment on The Once and Future RubiniusparentComments−nwmcsween12yBecause formal specs are open to interpretation, have you seen how much POSIX formal specs differ between operating systems?−pjmlp12ySadly yes, as I wrote UNIX portable code in 1997 - 2002 timeframe.Unfortunely many on HN tend to think all UNIX are alike, which just shows how little have experiece writing portable UNIX system software.
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Because formal specs are open to interpretation, have you seen how much POSIX formal specs differ between operating systems?
Sadly yes, as I wrote UNIX portable code in 1997 - 2002 timeframe.
Unfortunely many on HN tend to think all UNIX are alike, which just shows how little have experiece writing portable UNIX system software.