Moving open files

[Dotan Cohen]

2008/7/7 Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org>:
> On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 20:13 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Ah! But why is there no lock file? In MS Windows XP one cannot move or
>> delete an open file.
>
> I would guess that is less because of special thoughtfulness of the
> Windows developers, but a result of Windows' broken file locking
> concept.

Windows bashing! I want in!

> The fact that one cannot move or delete open files is the very reason
> for Windows' need to be rebooted all the time after installations.

That's an interesting point, I'd never known that was the reason. Thanks.

Dotan Cohen

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