copy on write

[I.R.Woollard at bnr.co.uk]

>> perhaps easier to read is:
>> 
>> "new point"
>
>The problem with this is that we are back where we started: you are
>more likely to accidently omit a word rather than add one. Omitting
>"new" in your suggestion is as bad as forgetting "copy" now.

Nonsense. The suggested mechanism means that globals need no longer be
a parent slot of lobby. Omitting "new" gets you an error.

-Ian

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