In message <pan.2010.08.19.23.07.11.984...@nowhere.com>, Nobody wrote:
> 1. There are far more permission types than just "rwx". One thing Windows lacks is the ability to replace files that are currently open by another process. This is why Windows software updates require so many reboots. On Unix/Linux, you can replace the files, then restart the affected processes, instead of having to take them down for the entire duration of the update. This minimizes downtime. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
