On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:55 AM, erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net>wrote:

> > I was thinking about the problem and actually, at least in all
> > circumstances I can think of, changing that one operation from <= to <
> > would fix the problem.  If the times are on the same second, I would
> never
> > have had time to change it.  This would fix the problem.  Perhaps this
> > functionality can be controlled by an environment variable like NPROC.
>
> i thought this idea might come up.  i think the reason not to do this
> is a very fundamental principle: correctness.  never give up on
> correctness.
>
>
I for one favor practical usefulness over theoretical correctness.  An
environment variable option would trivially satisfy both groups. It could
operate as-is so nothing pre-existing would be affected.

Blake

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