From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: norseman Subject: Re: 1.2.0 binary install Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:50:02 +0000 Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <4011349A.75755770@firstlight.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Justin Zygmont , linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org Justin Zygmont wrote: > > > BIG NOTE: > > MSDOS itself does not support record or file locking. > > Linux does and DOSEMU.bin can enforce. ONE user at a time please. > > Applies to /usr/local/dosemu/freedos and actual MSDOS partitions. > > exception: if a $HOME/freedos is used. Then each user would have > > his/her own dos world and locks would not apply. > > what if they are sharing the same msdos partition or boot directory? ============================ You and I can't use the same actual dos machine at the same time - right? Same goes for non-user-directory installs. Per the Highlander: "There can be only One" at a time. IF and ONLY IF (IFF) the simultanious use of DOSEMU is on DIFFERENT partitions or home directories is file locking not a factor. Screw up your tax records and IRS will eat you alive. So will their counterparts in other countries. Steve Turner norseman@firstlight.net