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From: "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: encapsulating directory operations
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 18:47:08 +1000
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"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 May 2025 11:50:30 +1000, Paul Edwards wrote:
>
> > "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:1010bqn$1l25r$1@dont-email.me...
> >>
> >> On Mon, 26 May 2025 09:48:46 +1000, Paul Edwards wrote:
> >>
> >>> "people nowadays" don't speak with one voice.
> >>
> >> Nor with one language. Which is why we have Unicode.
> >
> > Which is one solution to the problem.
> >
> > Just not a solution I agree with.
>
> It's the one most of the nations of the world agree with.

They may not agree if they are suddenly exposed to resource constraints.

> > I prefer VISCII-like, possibly requiring a 9-bit char, and invalidating
> > all applications with POSIX assumptions.
>
> Are you going to set up your own UN as well? You could call it the "World
> Series of Nations" ...

Sort of. I'm going to have the only understandable, maintainable
and maintained open source OS.

When the appropriate resource constraints kick in - including
the emerging lack of skilled programmers in Idiocracy, it will
be a race to the bottom, where PDOS serves as a backstop.
As designed.

BFN. Paul.