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FW: stat(2) triggers on-demand virus scan
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: "'how to kill time at work vol. 297'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:50:21 -0000
- Subject: FW: stat(2) triggers on-demand virus scan
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
>> From: Paul McFerrin
>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:19 PM
>> To: Cygwin@
>> Subject: Re: stat(2) triggers on-demand virus scan
>> If the stat(2) is following the MS SDK guidelines for POSTIX
>
> ...um, POSIX. It's POSIX.
>
>> compatability, then I don't see much other attractive
>> recourse but live with MS supid design.
Gary, he knew that perfectly well, it's just that the T got lost from
'stupid' and somehow ended up in the middle of 'POSIX'. Probably just got
shook up then settled in packing and shipping.
> The long non-rant answer would require a logical explanation from
> Microsoft as to why their filesystem infrastructure is completely
> incapable of properly handling removable media, and that is highly
> unlikely to be forthcoming.
.. and would require, at the very least, a re-definition of the word
"completely" before it could make much sense. Come on, give M$ their due
: their fs infrastructure is only _partially_incapable_ of properly handling
removable media.
cheers,
DaveK
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