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Subject: Re: Linux

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 18:23:19 05/12/01

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On May 12, 2001 at 03:22:30, Frank Phillips wrote:

>When my program is running on FICS under Linux and accessing the EGTBs
>(performing a lot of disk activity), it seems to forget to look at the input
>from the server for long periods of time, so that the opponent's clock goes
>negative.  When not accessing the EGTBs (or running under Windows) everything is
>fine.

you probably get the wrong time from the system.
Instead of the real time used
by a process you probably get the process system time which is
very little as all times goes to the FILE-OS or whatever. In short
ask the REAL clock instead of the system time your application is
needed!

>(Frustrating, since I may have to move to Linux if MS decide next that your
>first born is part of the licence fee for using their sotware, in interests of
>the consumer and to protect freedom and democracy against the evil threat of
>open source software of course.).
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>Frank



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