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Old 07-13-2006
how to read POSIX?
how to read POSIX? poe six or not?
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Old 07-13-2006
Do you mean pronounce?

pozz-icks
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Old 07-14-2006
thanks
thanks for your reply.
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Old 07-15-2006
Jim's reply may not make it clear that the letter o is short rather than long.

When Posix first came out, I attended a session where some Posix bigshots introduced themselves and discussed the standard. One person asked how to pronounce P-O-S-I-X. The bigshots had actually discussed this during one of their meetings. In addition to deciding the official pronunciation, they "invented" a little motto to help folks remember. It's "I'm positive about Posix" and the "pos" in both words is pronounced identically. After the meeting they even handed out "I'm positive about Posix" buttons. So get it right if you talk to one of them.... they apparently care. Smilie
 
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