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diff --git a/unix/process.mdwn b/unix/process.mdwn index 21fbfc69..82034751 100644 --- a/unix/process.mdwn +++ b/unix/process.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -A *UNIX process* is TODO. +A *UNIX process* is a program in execution, that is, an instance running in an +execution context. Generally, especially in [[microkernel]]-based systems, the [[kernel]]'s idea of a task is not as encompassing as a UNIX process, and will use additional effort to enhance the kernel's primitive to a full-fledged UNIX model. - -A [[Mach task|microkernel/mach/task]] implements a part of a UNIX process. - In the GNU/Hurd, processes are based on [[Mach task|microkernel/mach/task]]s, but are [[enhanced by the glibc|glibc/process]]. |