John R. Wolff ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: As a user I respectfully disagree that Standards are more important than
: compatibility.

There was 3 to 4 years of compatibility.  It wasn't until 11.x, that if
you wanted to change it, you had to change to the new Standard functions.

: This has been the problem with HP thinking in the last
: several years  --  standards compliance at the expense of everything else.

Standards has always been important on HP-UX.
(Also what Ken Hirsch says.)

: There was no cost to HP to leave these in for compatibilities
: sake.  There was cost to HP to remove them.

There is always a cost to leave obsolete code in, space, time, etc.
If the underlying NLS routines completely changes and didn't support Asian
locales, then customers may get upset.

Or it may prevent other required changes to be standard.

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