Nick wrote (2021-01-18):

 NA> What I "don't understand" is the apparent
 NA> visceral reaction by some to have that same simple level of functionality
 NA> as the rest. The mere suggestion just gets everyone's rulers out to
 NA> measure how big their Linux egos are.

DOSism bad!
POSIXism good!
;)

I wonder in which way signals are better in contrast to a semaphore from a usability / user's perspective? Yes, signals are useful, but in this specific case? What's wrong with a semaphore (besides that it's not hip in 2021)?

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