Proposals written by JdeBP

Programing language standards:
- A proposal to fix the several flaws in the [basic.start.main] section of the C++ standard
- A proposal to make it legal to mix reinterpret_cast<> with pointers to void in C++
- A proposal to fix the C standard so that void main() can no longer be legal
- A proposal to eliminate the underscore madness that library writers have to suffer
File and volume formats:
- How version 7.0 BIOS Parameter Blocks should have been designed
- HPFS 2
Mail systems:
- The Good Net-Keeping Seal of Approval for MUAs
- Fleshing out IM 2000
System softwares:
- Linux console daemons, a proposal that was later realized (with some slight revisions) in the nosh toolset.
- A proposal to have an "exit" option somewhere in Workplace Shell
- An improved manual page for ul
- Manual pages for Linux kernel virtual terminals
- A reinstated manual page for boot on FreeBSD
A roadmap for adding SRV lookup support to squid
Improving the Debian Policy Manual

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