Svid a standard?

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <623 at fig.bbn.com> rsalz at bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
>The only thing that makes the SVID a standard is the unmitigated gall
>of AT&T in calling it such.

Various federal procurement review boards have upheld the use of
SVID as a valid standard, and the federal government is hypersensitive
to issues of unfair competition.

>From a practical viewpoint, I find the SVID more useful than the
(so far incomplete) POSIX standards are shaping up to be.

That's not to say the SVID is perfect, of course.