this ain't a Linux or FOSS story

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gus3

May 26, 2012
6:48 PM EDT
So how in the world did it get through the queue?
tracyanne

May 26, 2012
7:14 PM EDT
late at night, tired, cold (< 6 degrees C here) inattentive. I'll just go grab my sword, and fall on it.
tuxchick

May 26, 2012
7:20 PM EDT
Nah, don't do that TA. Have some wine instead :)
gus3

May 26, 2012
7:40 PM EDT
I'll be joining you in a bit, TC and TA.
cr

May 26, 2012
9:29 PM EDT
I sent Scott a warning. Who's got kill powers here these days?
gus3

May 26, 2012
9:38 PM EDT
Any user can "kill -9" any owned process, and root can "kill -9" any process except PID 1.

Of course, kernel threads (kernel-only processes) never exit kernel mode, and so the signal-catching mechanism never gets invoked for them.

Cheers!
tuxchick

May 26, 2012
11:11 PM EDT
It's the weekend, so Scott is several bottles ahead of us by now.
caitlyn

May 27, 2012
12:51 AM EDT
This soft of wine is a lot tastier than the kind that's usually covered in LXer articles :)
tracyanne

May 27, 2012
1:04 AM EDT
Am I too late to recommend a Hunter valley Merlo
tuxchick

May 27, 2012
11:51 AM EDT
Never too late, TA, it's a great breakfast beverage.
montezuma

May 27, 2012
1:12 PM EDT
TA,

Ah the Hunter Valley home of my youth! Tyrrell's Chardonnay is my fave.
Scott_Ruecker

May 28, 2012
2:51 PM EDT
I didn't zap it but it got zapped.

Scott

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