> Not how do we punish John Floren for this statement :-)? > > POSIX defines a pretty good framework, which is why Plan 9 is POSIX-ish.
i'd have to say that posix is unixish, and plan 9 is a follow on to unix, so it's not surprising that many of the system calls have survived, if not unscathed. but it's a sibling (or, if you're a positive thinker, distant cousin, once removed) relationship not a parent child relationship. - erik
