--- libev/ev.pod 2011/01/11 02:15:58 1.357 +++ libev/ev.pod 2011/01/11 08:43:48 1.358 @@ -1620,8 +1620,8 @@ Another way to view it is that in the case of sockets, pipes, character devices and so on, there is another party (the sender) that delivers data -on it's own, but in the case of files, there is no such thing: the disk -will not send data on it's own, simply because it doesn't know what you +on its own, but in the case of files, there is no such thing: the disk +will not send data on its own, simply because it doesn't know what you wish to read - you would first have to request some data. Since files are typically not-so-well supported by advanced notification