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=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [IPv6:2600:3c01:e000:146::1]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFBF427FEB for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2024 05:27:22 +0200 (CEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7333242187; Tue, 6 Aug 2024 13:27:15 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=tuhs.org; s=dkim; t=1722914835; h=from:from:reply-to:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding:list-id:list-help: list-owner:list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=Bff0xZ1J1l5kAohAGu7LLjTL14uITlDlmBbpWxTks8k=; b=IMfhcxXS0MIHqRiJSDNxK71WnJ1T5BE33A2u0ODl/0oqoJ1fQAGsuu1zFotqnueCzXXluI mkm7cuR25Q6P+EdOUN6sDwxxC+UOrcbGSsBUygz4fTzFvQz/QP+S8jNslQRwrA1VunjkJ5 PERR8JPOgOKbLjHeT+a2mghscGnW0Cw= Received: from mail-4319.protonmail.ch (mail-4319.protonmail.ch [185.70.43.19]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4E76342129 for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2024 13:27:03 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1722914821; x=1723174021; bh=Bff0xZ1J1l5kAohAGu7LLjTL14uITlDlmBbpWxTks8k=; h=Date:To:From:Subject:Message-ID:Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date: Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID:Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=CGm1HemsyX7Uo2pWUE/8gGPghU+Mbm1NukheiJB4FWCp3xgYPoeVKnIcHLY4nn131 1A5bj58UqfkRh9QjCEWdx1b9fC/eW/lkx3BCwhEvLxwUiUTKlhSf98H/0Eb41fSkMU heV+fcvljyAsMd1rC/DOBsIQVvfbxjhko3EWXq7LBuC7k8oCK3eKAn19gxuA+SR61P 5F4pT/TVV8mTjtFCT94qCUabMUil5Aq/W4Y/PDQ9tElpcMF8wvdIwliunFUf/+gUga 16Qn45MMK5/yDQySI2ngOmnQdcb/gIameXWNt1q+UX1AdNV8gLkhGw0Vz2HeX/dB+k wYUuOWNbshk3g== Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 03:26:57 +0000 To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Message-ID: Feedback-ID: 35591162:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: e7c9e11249aa98a786ed7b12bd0737dba9f2bbe3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID-Hash: PRKXYIMNJBN3JBRXKLBUIUFOK5P473UF X-Message-ID-Hash: PRKXYIMNJBN3JBRXKLBUIUFOK5P473UF X-MailFrom: segaloco@protonmail.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Other POSIX Candidates? List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: From: segaloco via TUHS Reply-To: segaloco I'm paraphrasing here but I've read in a few places something to the effect= that UNIX was "selected" as the basis on which to build a portable operati= ng system standard, which of course we all know as POSIX. However, I got t= hinking on the implications of that phrasing, and have to ask, was there ac= tually a "selection" made picking UNIX over some other candidate, or was it= pretty much established from the outset of pursuing a standard that UNIX w= as going to get standardized? Another way to put it would be as a chicken and egg, which came first, desi= re for a portable base system definition that UNIX happened to fit nicely, = or the ongoing need for UNIX standardization finding sponsorship by the wor= king groups, IEEE, etc.? Did any other OS contend for this coveted honor? - Matt G.