Re: Proposed patch: allow user to disable lockfile creation

[Richard Stallman]

     However, many systems now have a 'switch user' context, which
    allows the desktop to switch to another user without the previous use
    logging out. Potentially, this could have locking implications.

That is true.

If clash detection were done with advisory locks, it might be so
painless that nobody would want to ever disable it.

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