Taleya comments on Closing programs

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 33 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Windows treats user commands like most tech treats consent. Negotiable, ignorable.

Linux brooks no bullshit. The program will do as it is told.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago

That isn't exclusively true. Programs can capture SIGTERM and ignore it, or do as they please, SIGKILL is non-negotiable though.

Windows does have an equivalent to SIGKILL as well, in taskkill /F.

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[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Yeah. I regularly wake up to my work computer having nonconsensually rebooted overnight (closing all open applications, because who cares)

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

96% through recovering an attached 20tb RAID and windows update decides i should go fuck myself.

And that is why it's only on my work laptop. And only because i'm forced at gunpoint

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[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They force you at gunpoint at work? To use Windows?????

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Yes. They stuck the barrel up my butt and threaten to pull the trigger. Gonna turn me into a big polo mint.

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[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 0 points 9 months ago

Life savers? What the fuck is a polo mint. Ay mate is it raining cats and dogs over there?

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