Unified file-name syntax?

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Jerry James writes:

 > > "Or later", right?
 > 
 > Right.
 > 
 > >  >    J. Kean Johnston wrote the rest.  He's also the author of the
 > >  >    unlicensed top-level aclocal.m4.
 > >
 > > Somebody had better ask him.  That's a big contribution, and one that
 > > RMS thinks shouldn't exist.
 > 
 > I'll ask him, assuming I can find a valid email address for him.

thanks and thanks!