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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
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In article <11bhppd$2lpkc$1@dont-email.me>,  <boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
>On Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:45:27 -0000 (UTC)
>cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) gabbled:
>>In article <11bf4d1$skul$1@dont-email.me>,  <boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
>>>On Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:22:30 -0000 (UTC)
>>>cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) gabbled:
>>>>In article <11bd7rg$2cvfs$1@dont-email.me>,  <boltar@battlestar.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>>>You need an OS to do threading properly too. Theres a reason green threads
>>>>>in java were a joke.
>>>>
>>>>Weird that you think you need a operating system for threads,
>>>>yet you want C to standardize processes which also ... need an
>>>>operating system.  I mean, POSIX already does an ok job of
>>>>standardizing the sorts of process-y things you would expect
>>>>from, you know, an operating system.
>>>
>>>I'm simply pointing out the inconsistency in having a threading library but
>>>not a process library. Its perfectly possible to simulate a multiprocess 
>>>enviroment.
>>
>>So write a simulator in your language of choice.  You don't need
>>the language to standardize a process model for that.
>
>Ditto threads. So why does C++ have a threading library?
>
>Take your time...

What, pray tell, do you think that a _thread_ is?  And how is it
different from a _process_?  For that matter, what do you think
that a _process_ is?

Please, take all the time you need to answer.

	- Dan C.