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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by hossbeast on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:47PM (#25107051)
> can use udp

What are you even talking about? Any unprivileged process can open a udp socket.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by lordofgibbons on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:03PM (#25107141)
The parent is talking about pros/cons of browser vs Electron. You can't use UDP from the browser
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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by lights0123 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:09PM (#25107176)
That comment was in response to

> Why do you need web apps wrapped in their own window, though? Just open a browser.

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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by renewiltord on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:42PM (#25107372)
Interesting. The context isn't even very far from the comment. It's literally one comment up. I've noticed this quite often on HN. Is it a working memory issue?
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