At 23:49 Uhr +0100 11.11.1999, Bill Studenmund wrote:
>On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Hauke Fath wrote:

>> Describe the semantics? Because the outside world cares about the
>> _semantics_ of the line, not about the _label_ that the chip manufacturer
>> cared to give the pin?
>
>But the semantics don't matter. It's the name of the pin.

[...]

>So there are a number of
>different semantics which get layered on top of these pins.
>
>That's why we keep the pin names constant, and use stty modes to control
>the semantics we put on these pins.

So, we should agree to disagree, I suppose.

I realize I entered the discussion with more steam than was appropriate -
the matter brought back memories of wasted evenings and triggered a sore
spot.

Let me thank you for your patience in an interesting discussion.

	hauke




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