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|    Oli to Nick Andre    |
|    Semaphore    |
|    18 Jan 21 12:47:19    |
      MSGID: 2:280/464.47 6005753e       REPLY: 1:229/426 EF88EDE4       PID: JamNNTPd/Linux 1       CHRS: LATIN-1 2       TZUTC: 0100       TID: CrashMail II/Linux 1.7       Nick wrote (2021-01-18):               NA> What I "don't understand" is the apparent        NA> visceral reaction by some to have that same simple level of functionality        NA> as the rest. The mere suggestion just gets everyone's rulers out to        NA> measure how big their Linux egos are.              DOSism bad!       POSIXism good!       )              I wonder in which way signals are better in contrast to a semaphore from a       usability / user's perspective? Yes, signals are useful, but in this specific       case? What's wrong with a semaphore (besides that it's not hip in 2021)?              ---        * Origin: this message must NOT be gated to Telegram (2:280/464.47)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 103/705 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016 129/305       SEEN-BY: 154/10 203/0 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/101 200 424 426 550       SEEN-BY: 229/664 1016 1017 240/2100 5138 5411 5832 5853 6309 249/109       SEEN-BY: 249/206 307 317 280/464 5003 5555 288/100 292/854 8125 310/31       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58 633/280 712/848       SEEN-BY: 770/1 2432/390 2452/250 2454/119       PATH: 280/464 240/5832 229/426           |
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