On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:02:23 -0500 Katie <katie [ at ] herricane [ dot ] ca> wrote: > It's interesting that you say that! I would also like insights about > the rationale behind this particular decision [to remove POSIX from > its standards and policies---dfs] (otherwise it seems like cancel > culture as Dmitriy identified). We have to be careful. Certifications can be used as weapons. For example, AFAIK there is not a single Linux distro that is POSIX-certified. So demanding POSIX-certification for UNIX-like systems would disqualify Linux. I seem to recall that MSFT had a short-lived "POSIX Subsystem for Windows" as a way to meet the POSIX requirement on paper. So for a while, we were in the position where Windows could claim POSIX certification while Linux couldn't. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org