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by pkilgore 2929 days ago
Direct link to the spec: https://github.com/cjus/umf/blob/master/umf.md

Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/
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Sarki 2929 days ago
Relevant comment by Linus Torvalds on standards: "I've said this before, and I'll say it again: a standards paper is just so much toilet paper when it conflicts with reality. It has absolutely _zero_ relevance. In fact, I'll take real toilet paper over standards any day, because at least that way I won't have splinters and ink up my arse." http://www.yodaiken.com/2018/06/07/torvalds-on-aliasing/
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cjus 2929 days ago
Ah Linus - enough said. The UMF spec wasn't intended to be a standards paper. You might be able to tell it isn't formatted as such. Based on the comments in this post - it has at the very least helped spark interesting feedback and debate.
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CyberDildonics 2929 days ago
Not every tool is a competing standard.
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