Re: Re: Viability of Linux companies

[Amarendra GODBOLE <agodbole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 02:01:54PM +0530, Atul Chitnis wrote:

> > Linux uses the clone() system call. This is not in POSIX. Why is it
> > not embrace and extend ?
> 
> Simple - if the clone() call is not in POSIX but *is* in Linux, it does
> not harm anyone who does not need it and who only uses POSIX compliant
> stuff.

One more thing, who said POSIX is cannot be revised ? If this call is proved
to be worth it, POSIX may, and will include it in its future revision.

Cheers,
-amar-