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	Delorie on Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:04:26 -0500)
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> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:04:26 -0500
> From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
> 
> My thoughts on this are, the linux folks have a LOT more people behind
> them validating it against the standard.  Our opinions on interpreting
> the standard are much less significant than theirs, and I would rather
> trust them to interpret the standard correctly than our own judgement.
> We already got the strtoul one wrong.
> 
> And even in Linux is wrong, there's something to be said for being
> compatible with the most popular posix-like OS on the planet.

I tend to agree.

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