OpenStep and POSIX (Was: Re: GNUstep on MS Windows (Oh boy...i've done it now!))

[Pascal J . Bourguignon]

Stefan Urbanek writes:
> Hi,
> 
> Pascal provoked a question I would like to give. Maybe it is just
> different point of view on things...
> 
> On 2003-12-04 19:28:05 +0100 Pascal J.Bourguignon
> <pjb@informatimago.com> wrote:
> 
> > Whant  is needed  is a  wide enough  number of  DIFFERENT  systems and
> > applications. Hence the importance  of portability and common API such
> > as POSIX.
> 
> Can be OpenStep thought as something like next generation POSIX
> (Portable Operating System Interface)? With the layer such as POSIX
> or OpenStep you get everything you need to develop
> applications. Each of them for applications appropriate for
> corresponding time (technology age).
> 
> Well, maybe the words 'next generation' are not quite
> appropriate. Evethough, what do you say?

Yes, I was thinking:
 "... portability and common API such as POSIX or OpenStep."


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