Igor Stasenko wrote:
> 2009/5/5 Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de>:
>> How is what you are proposing fundamentally different from a solution that
>> simply creates a watcher process for each event source and then combines
>> those properly? I.e.,
> the fundamental difference that by adding the protocol
> (waitForSignalBy:/waitComplete:) i can put any waiter to the
> semaphore, instead of just process.

And I have absolutely no clue what you mean when you say that ;-) To me, 
the concept of "waiting" is intrinsically tied to the concept of 
"progressing" and only processes can do either. It is meaningless to me 
to say "this number is waiting" - only active objects (processes) can 
wait since only active objects (processes) can advance.

Can you explain in more detail what it *means* for an object other than 
a process to wait? I just don't get it.

Sorry for being slow,
   - Andreas