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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 11:37:36 +0200 (CEST)
From: Vaclav Haisman <V DOT Haisman AT sh DOT cvut DOT cz>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Why is too fast PID reuse a problem?
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I have been searching for why Cygwin doesn't use native Windows PIDs and I have
found out that it is because somehow too fast PID reuse is a problem. But I
can't find why is it a problem? Could somebody enlighten me?


Vaclav Haisman


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