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From: rob@plan9.att.com rob@plan9.att.com
Subject: Set User (aka su)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 23:27:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19950822032723.5iTGwIjq_nnIoYaRwbKTnoNUt3pwrTD777m2KDwzPpg@z> (raw)

Compromises are necessary for interoperation; we want to leave them
as compromises, you want to elevate them to the level of those interfaces
in the systems you're connecting to.  We'll never agree.

I suggest a different compromise: you do whatever you want, we ignore you.  Deal?

-rob






             reply	other threads:[~1995-08-22  3:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1995-08-22  3:27 rob [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1995-08-30 16:05 Andrew
1995-08-28  4:28 Byron
1995-08-27 14:46 Gary
1995-08-23 15:31 Berry
1995-08-23  8:36 Nigel
1995-08-22 21:50 Bill
1995-08-22 19:03 Walter
1995-08-22 15:28 carvell
1995-08-22 11:37 dhog
1995-08-21 23:51 rob
1995-08-21 23:42 forsyth
1995-08-21 21:14 Steve
1995-08-21 21:01 Steve
1995-08-21 12:04 Vadim
1995-08-21 11:24 Vadim
1995-08-21  6:59 Vadim
1995-08-21  4:36 Vadim
1995-08-19  7:25 rob
1995-08-18  9:34 Vadim

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