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Prof. Ward, 6.004

tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Nov 29 17:21:16 1988

	"There are many ways to make a process go away.  {Points to
exit() on the overhead slide}  Suicide is an common option.  In fact,
it's socially acceptable.  On the other hand, {points to "kill (pid)"
on the overhead} murder is also common.  Some operating systems have
semantics where you can kill your children, but you can't kill others'."

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