From: "Rich" 

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   The standard is what it is.  mike miller questioned why linux and the =
BSDs fail to follow it.  I guess you can feel better if you redefine = what
they do as the new standard and ignore that some software do follow = the
existing standard.

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:zhV7FtgaXWnf092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   The early IBM PCs worked without an OS so you are fishing to =
switch
  >the standard from the PC.

  The only fishy part is you doing your standard red herring drag.

  >The history is irrelevant as the standard is
  >what it is and according to mike miller, linux and the BSDs fail to
  >follow it.

  "History is irrelevant"? "The standard is what it (happens
to be at =
the
  moment)"?   No wonder we're in the mess we're discussing.

  --=20
  Don Hills
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   The
standard is what it =
is.  mike=20
miller questioned why linux and the BSDs fail to follow it.  I =
guess you=20
can feel better if you redefine what they do as the new standard and = ignore that=20
some software do follow the existing standard.
 
Rich
 

  "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:zhV7FtgaXWnf092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
  article <45ec4a2f$1{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:45ec4a2f$1{at}w3.nls.net">45ec4a2f$1{at}w3.nls.net>,
=
"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>   The early
IBM PCs worked without =
an OS so=20
  you are fishing to switch>the standard from the
PC.The =
only=20
  fishy part is you doing your standard red herring
drag.>The =
history=20
  is irrelevant as the standard is>what it is and according to =
mike=20
  miller, linux and the BSDs fail to>follow
it."History =
is=20
  irrelevant"? "The standard is what it (happens to be at=20
  themoment)"?   No wonder we're in the
mess we're=20
  discussing.-- Don
Hills   =20


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