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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 14:29:54 +1100
From: Bill Currie <billc AT blackmagic DOT tait DOT co DOT nz>
Subject: Re: DJGPP: DJ's GNU POSIX Platform
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On 12 Sep 97 at 11:13, Leath Muller wrote:

> > The name "DJ's GNU POSIX Platform" may correctly suggest that DJGPP is big
> > because it does big things, and that it's POSIX because that's the way it
> > was meant to be. 
> 
> It might also make newbies think its not a programming environment,
> because they don't know what POSIX is... :)  Then they would just it
> on by.........

"DJ's GNU POSIX/Programming Platform"? 
Migth have to become djgppp :)~

Just my $0.02 worth. However, I agree that the POSIX side of djgpp 
should get more attention.

Bill
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