Re: Let's do some coding :-)

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Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 21:09 +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>
> >     1. Why do we need *another* POSIX OS? What real value can it
> >        provide?
> >
> > Because rewriting the 300 something GNU projects is not realistic.
>
>
> This is an argument for a compatibility layer. Perhaps for more than
> one. It is not an argument for recreating POSIX as a core system.
When I said
> Yes. One of our aimes is to build a unix replacing OS. 
I tried to point to this compatibility layer. Of course we use 
capabilities in the core, but the POSIX layer has to support acl based 
access control.

> >     2. Shouldn't we be looking forward rather than backward?
> >
> > POSIX is old strong horse, no reason to shoot her.
>
>
> POSIX is a doddering mare, well past due for the glue factory.
>
>
> shap

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