Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux.

From	Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux.
Date	2018-09-25 20:22 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:
>> Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> Say... but the program could maintain a pointer to the old file and use
>>> it, while the disk lists a new version.
>>
>> Which is how it works on Linux, and is why Linux will let you delete
>> and create a new executable while the running program continues,
>> unaware that anything changed.
>>
>>> Beside requiring a different filesystem design.
>>
>> And here we have the root cause on windows.  The windows filesystem
>> design does not allow the feature that Linux's filesystem design does,
> 
> Why do you think that? The WP article on NTFS describes essentially the
> same indirection between filenames and contents as found in traditional
> Unix filesystems. Even if it was true it would not inherently prevent
> running executable being replaced, it would just make it a bit more
> complicated.

Ok, then reword my statement to: "the subset of capabilities of the
NTFS filesystem design exposed by windows to windows programs does not
allow on windows of the feature that Linux exposes to Linux
executables".

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Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-24 19:29 +0100
  Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-24 15:14 -0500
    Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2018-09-24 14:01 -0700
      Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2018-09-24 21:27 +0000
        Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-09-24 22:49 -0400
          Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-25 09:08 +0100
          Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-25 11:51 +0000
            Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-25 14:45 +0100
              Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-25 20:22 +0000
                Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-26 08:32 +0100
          Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-25 08:34 -0500
            Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-09-25 15:28 +0000
              Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-25 11:21 -0500
                Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-09-25 21:26 +0000
                Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-09-25 19:06 -0500
              Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-25 20:33 +0000
                Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-09-25 23:41 +0000
                Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-26 00:51 +0000
  Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. jrg <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2018-09-24 14:33 -0700
    Re: Sometiomes I really LOVE linux. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2018-09-24 21:59 +0000

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