greetings all. i came across this article in linuxworld.com: http://www.linuxworld.com/ic_706716_6995_1-3133.html --------------- The DA's Office Goes Digital At the Queens County District Attorney's Office, keeping track of all the documents associated with the 50,000 criminal cases it processes each year is a family affair. There, necessity is the mother of invention, funding is the father, and the prodigal child turns out to be a penguin.
"One of the very few technical problems that arose with the Linux OS and the custom interface stemmed from Linux's tendency to leave an application running even when the application's window is closed. In Windows, closing the window usually shuts down the application," said a much-enlightened Kevin Hansen, ImageWork's president. Until ImageWork discovered and fixed this quirk, users inadvertently launched multiple copies of the Linux database and experienced some odd results. " -------------- can anyone throw any light on this matter? sincerely, ram linux newbie
