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- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 85 13:25:12 EST
- From: Arnold Robbins <arnold%gatech.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
-
- Just a final note on the P1003 Draft. I am dismayed by the lack of any IPC
- mechanism other than pipes and signals. While the draft explicitly says that
- one should not use signals for interprocess communication, it is well known
- that pipes and signals are not enough for the "real world".
-
- I realize that the System V IPC mechanisms are usually considered
- non-orthogonal and difficult to learn, and BSD sockets don't seem to be
- general enough either. But something should be done. It is hard to
- both innovate and standardize at the same time, but some sort of IPC
- should be added.
-
- If this is an issue that has been purposely delayed, OK. As long as the
- committee will acknowledge it as an issue, and eventually address it, I
- won't say anything else.
-
- [ You forgot FIFOs. It's an acknowledged issue, yes. -mod ]
-
- I hope my comments have been useful.
-
- Volume-Number: Volume 4, Number 16
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