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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
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On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:30:19 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> On 2024-08-22 13:00, David Brown wrote:
> 
>> Then there are those that - wisely or unwisely - program in C for 
>> Windows, without POSIX.
> 
> Yes, that is true. There is no reason to use POSIX under Windows, 
> whatsoever.

That’s strange. Didn’t Microsoft tout the POSIX compatibility of Windows 
to its US Government customers?