Meta chat (Was: substr() - copying or not copying, that is here the question.)

In article <102bh1b$1sskv$1@dont-email.me>,
Janis Papanagnou  <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
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I'm not interested in meta-chat. - But you can derive part
of the answer already from my recent reply to Kenny's post
(only a few days ago). HTH.

Yes.  I agree.  I have included the text below - for Mack's benefit.
It summarizes quite accurately your position on this issue and should be
taken as the final word.

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I don't know where you've got that from. - I was merely suggesting
an IMO sensible and compatible change of a function in a way other
functions (standard and non-standard) have already been extended.
I think it belongs in the core and I was suggesting and discussing
that.

If the relevant official developers don't think so then it is as it
is and they may just ignore my suggestion. I have no stakes in GNU
Awk, only (maybe academical) interest, so I even don't really care
much beyond that.

Janis
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Mack's confusion arises from being confused about what your motives are.
(I could - and probably will at some later time - expand upon what I mean
by this, but for now, the previous sentence will have to suffice)

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