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> and X stands for Xtreme? The X in POSIX is for unIX. Kinda like a pun on all the *nix things that were floating around back then (Xenix, Minix, AIX, Sinix, U
by dom0 10y ago
> and X stands for Xtreme?
The X in POSIX is for unIX. Kinda like a pun on all the *nix things that were floating around back then (Xenix, Minix, AIX, Sinix, Ultrix, IRIX, ...)
- atsaloli 10y agoSee "The origin of the name POSIX" https://stallman.org/articles/posix.html https://stallman.org/articles/posix.html