> It's a library […] C89 […] how else should I name it? It's unfortunate that you pose this as a rhetorical question, it has an actual answer: replace "pure C

> It's a library […] C89 […] how else should I name it? It's unfortunate that you pose this as a rhetorical question, it has an actual answer: replace "pure C89" with "C89 compatible", wrap it in braces, and move it to the end of the title. The message you're communicating by putting "pure C89" right front is very different from having a "(C89 compatible)" at the end: the former sounds like C89 is somehow an unequivocally good thing ("pure") while the latter makes clear that it is to address an unfortunate reality of engineering life. It would also distance you from C style and quality focused comments. > which is all about trivialities and the personal sensitivities of the commentator, and which contributes nothing relevant to the matter at hand The select API concern seems relevant and actionable.