[stephenr]

> There was no conceivable version of a road system where that behavior would ever be okay.

That doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

Are you suggesting that the approach taken here was at one point a documented acceptable approach, according to Apple?

[kaba0]

According to UNIX, which MacOS is certified of being.

[snotrockets]

Can't find it in SuSv3 (but that's thing, like all UNIX manuals, is a monstrosity): https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9299959899/toc.pdf