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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)?   
      
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