POSIX Compliance Debate
Comments debate the relevance, definition, and necessity of POSIX compliance in modern systems, distinguishing POSIX as a portability standard/specification from specific implementations like Linux.
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Are you kidding? POSIX is perfect /s
Another proof that only POSIX matters.
You say it's "posix-like" - so what from posix had to be left out?
It cannot be a standard when it isn't part of POSIX.
is POSIX complicance relevant anymore?
POSIX is an interface not an implementation.
Came here to say this. What do they think POSIX is?
Isn't POSIX just a specification?
Because it's part of POSIX ...
POSIX is a standard, not a platform.