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Subject: Re: sleep.c fix for review 
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From: "Marty Leisner" <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>
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Well, I always wondered why unices do these complicated things for sleep.

Why doesn't sleep just call select with no fds?

	
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marty
leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com  
The Feynman problem solving Algorithm
        1) Write down the problem
        2) Think real hard
        3) Write down the answer
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