Re: "conformance" vs. compatibility

[ari]

The thread you mention does follow a similar discussion, but i don't
believe it obviates my argument.

ari


address@hidden said this stuff:

> ari wrote:
> > I notice that the 'head' and 'tail' commands, in the latest version of
> > coreutils, were modified to do away with the following options:
> > 
> >     -<number>  (head, tail)
> >     +<number>  (tail)
> 
> This has just recently been discussed.  Please read the archive for
> details of this discussion.
> 
>   http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2003-09/msg00082.html
> 
> Bob