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From: Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com>
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Subject: Re: iCultist cites serious OS X flaw
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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:29:41 -0400
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <20151011001745.16b6e529@maxa-pc>, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > > > > unix does not deal well when it runs out of disk space. it's a
> > > > > serious bug that will never be fixed.
> > > > 
> > > > You seem to have conveniently forgotten Mac OS X is supposed to
> > > > be certified UNIX.
> > > 
> > > i did not forget at all. macs are subject to this bug too.
> > 
> > Can you find example of OS that deals with this problem well and
> > how it does it?
> 
> classic mac os.
> 
> if you try to write a file that's larger than the available space, you
> get a disk full error. that's it. no big deal. the system and the
> running apps keep on going, without crashing or losing data. 

Hm, on Linux and OSX ENOSPC is error on write syscall that cannot
fulfill ...
I guess same as on any other Unix... 

> 
> at that point, you either make some space for the file or connect
> another hard drive and save it there.

Same on Linux... and OSX...