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Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 19:18:16 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: SIGIOT for DJGPP?
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On Fri, 5 May 2000, Laurynas Biveinis wrote:

> 
> Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
> > We shouldn't try to make DJGPP a combination of all possible Unix flavours
> > that ever existed, so we don't need SIGIOT, I think.
> 
> I see your point, but if it is pretty easy to accomplich and does not
> cause any problems, then why not?

Because it's unbelievably difficult to really check that 'does not cause
any problems' condition.

Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.