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( trey | 2021. 04. 26., h – 16:09 ) Címkék In the 1980s I was in the IEEE committee that wrote the standard that ultimately became known as POSIX. The committee set itself the task of standardizing interface specs for a Unix-like system, but had no short name for its work. When the first part of the specification was ready, someone gave it the name "IEEEIX", with a subtitle that included "Portable Operating System" — perhaps "Specifications for a Portable Operating System". It seemed to me that nobody would ever say "IEEEIX", since the pronunciation would sound like a shriek o...

( trey | 2021. 04. 26., h – 16:09 ) Címkék In the 1980s I was in the IEEE committee that wrote the standard that ultimately became known as POSIX. The committee set itself the task of standardizing interface specs for a Unix-like system, but had no short name for its work. When the first part of the specification was ready, someone gave it the name "IEEEIX", with a subtitle that included "Portable Operating System" — perhaps "Specifications for a Portable Operating System". It seemed to me that nobody would ever say "IEEEIX", since the pronunciation would sound like a shriek o...