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From: debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Wait, signal
Message-ID: <8983@alice.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 19:09:49 GMT
References: <4550@hubcap.UUCP> <10650044@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Reply-To: debra@alice.UUCP ()
Organization: AT&T, Bell Labs
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In article <10650044@hpisod2.HP.COM> decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot) writes:
>> This is with reference to SureshK's question on semaphores.
>> P is short for pakken (seize).
>> V is short for vrygeven (release).
>> The y in vrygeven should have  two-dots (an umlaut ?) above it.
>A common way to represent this in ASCII is "vrijgeven".

"vrijgeven" is not just a common way to represent this in ASCII, it IS
the correct spelling for the word. Dutch has no "y" with 2 dots above it,
though many people think so.

Paul.

(PS: yes, dutch is my native language.)


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