From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [50.116.15.146]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9E4822D49 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:56:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB47543DB7; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:56:27 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ed1-x52d.google.com (mail-ed1-x52d.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::52d]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8DD7443DB7 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:56:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ed1-x52d.google.com with SMTP id 4fb4d7f45d1cf-57cbc2a2496so1696067a12.0 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:56:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1719489382; x=1720094182; darn=tuhs.org; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=b4N9nBpP4LBOhnAofMclggpj2tQZ2DngZAI3Panpmyg=; b=UTV4w4pcMQqilvouQ0hIpqANTuO40B7S8iRS9dSD/rDQz63n3hMMhMYeCR+AHn52P/ GQik6MFVbbfblQzuQSv9ncIN0Z9YGSj8lPk55vvyXlFC8zY2QFWFHQtX0qrzz/egxSw1 ZSV45IvUIc7n0s8HbkdZcO2Jv8OD0NEUiJtAMt7i4zLZwqyJbjEUIQFZ+YD1UNfxTrZJ 6kWR6maltjC4RjxG//0VHe3G6ezNOpuKnPbdqQkaC55Ny+EGe2jBJE99X05DYxofouWS pck4L6e8TS4ra3DaN4SelQK4tQ0w1IzWBPkldTX7jkbq3oIm3gV0UKzXTY8kH+mKDHox t6FQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1719489382; x=1720094182; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=b4N9nBpP4LBOhnAofMclggpj2tQZ2DngZAI3Panpmyg=; b=tgcqpYaVGE11XP1aLdRl4KLJxcgwADt+jcpXiakzZr1aoVghmo+fTb6vFhmN8sOBGQ x0yody/mC7DKT5L1G8UsoQPyLCmj/9F01HNhMn/EB+0x7aRJUaXAyyHMmfP/knuOD9cT SOIlwZzXJgxkKSMr1Jj88K0sbWPEn2MDduckwpKakXx5dcsmuOtMWqYuTvoKatMN5MsH JutOmpdk3Z2ezgPetKcat8ZmWyHfoCTXG3/meJ/KmOvi/w7+4yND/eqTymB2M1Txzn+j OlvqL2JPcQr4ygSUs9Dd306ID9M3YnZ8nJQV3E390IrLz1XK4xxF6vlBfgFl64p9vgIm gt9w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxV2vx3Lhf0J6bQCxMdyl6+vVNVTU1Zx957+jJUU84p5yJyamw0 u3GvhFq0b7/9pNI2yK8xCwEDkudKfjITvy+E99rEPygzhXp3G3KndOpxcjWetDol6xdO0COPxj8 dJmPg/896dZjyP8PjcEuj4Hm+TWSRjA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IEMsLhdIpLdNSweXcCg2wW9QFFFejGsqdVAnfasesFhqo4iSMojVvzDUM8nunSnrR2FL1Tbpb6ACqweO4Qv2NI= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:9c85:b0:a72:8eb1:874a with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-a728eb18931mr430220466b.22.1719489381399; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:56:21 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20240626215309.XWtuefzk@steffen%sdaoden.eu> In-Reply-To: From: John S Quarterman Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:56:09 -0400 Message-ID: To: "Eric E. Bowles" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c60c91061bddd163" Message-ID-Hash: SD7CWES2ZISOF3RP3GTGAWII6YR5IAFH X-Message-ID-Hash: SD7CWES2ZISOF3RP3GTGAWII6YR5IAFH X-MailFrom: jsqmobile@gmail.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: tuhs@tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Origin of the name POSIX (was: ANSI (C) vs IEEE (POSIX) Standards Body Selection) List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --000000000000c60c91061bddd163 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't recall rms being involved, certainly not in the name. -jsq On Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 4:21 AM Eric E. Bowles via TUHS wrote= : > Just another reference, this one from the Open Group: > > https://www.opengroup.org/austin/papers/posix_faq.html > > POSIX=E2=84=A2 1003.1 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ Version 1.18) > > Q0. What is POSIX? What is POSIX.1? > > [...] The name POSIX was suggested by Richard Stallman. It is expecte= d > to be pronounced pahz-icks, > as in positive, not poh-six, or other variations. > > --eric > > > On Jun 27, 2024, at 10:11, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, 26 June 2024 at 20:44:12 -0400, Clem Cole wrote: > >> rms had nothing to do with the name posix. I have no idea where that > >> comment came from. > > > > At the very least, from rms himself: > > https://stallman.org/articles/posix.html > > There's a reference to this page in the Wikipedia page on POSIX. > > > >> The p1003 committee for Ieee was the portable operating system standar= d > and > >> at the time adding ix was the norm. POSIX became the term we all used > to > >> refer to the work we doing. Rms was not involved in any way > > > > rms suggests that he was involved in the committee? Not true? Maybe > > a different, related committee? > > > > Greg > > -- > > Sent from my desktop computer. > > Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key. > > See complete headers for address and phone numbers. > > This message is digitally signed. If your Microsoft mail program > > reports problems, please read http://lemis.com/broken-MUA.php > > --000000000000c60c91061bddd163 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I don't recall rms being involved, certainly not in t= he name. -jsq

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 4:21 AM Eric E. Bowles via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:
Just another reference, this one from the Open Group= :

https://www.opengroup.org/austin/pa= pers/posix_faq.html

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 POSIX=E2=84=A2 1003.1 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ Version= 1.18)

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Q0. What is POSIX? What is POSIX.1?

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 [...] The name POSIX was suggested by Richard Stallman. It is= expected to be pronounced pahz-icks,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 as in positive, not poh-six, or other variations.

--eric

> On Jun 27, 2024, at 10:11, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@lemis.com<= /a>> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, 26 June 2024 at 20:44:12 -0400, Clem Cole wrote:
>> rms had nothing to do with the name posix.=C2=A0 I have no idea wh= ere that
>> comment came from.
>
> At the very least, from rms himself:
> https://stallman.org/articles/posix.html=
> There's a reference to this page in the Wikipedia page on POSIX. >
>> The p1003 committee for Ieee was the portable operating system sta= ndard and
>> at the time adding ix was the norm.=C2=A0 POSIX became the term we= all used to
>> refer to the work we doing.=C2=A0 Rms was not involved in any way<= br> >
> rms suggests that he was involved in the committee?=C2=A0 Not true?=C2= =A0 Maybe
> a different, related committee?
>
> Greg
> --
> Sent from my desktop computer.
> Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key.
> See complete headers for address and phone numbers.
> This message is digitally signed.=C2=A0 If your Microsoft mail program=
> reports problems, please read http://lemis.com/broken= -MUA.php

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