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Subject: Re: [9fans] fyi: plan9 book!
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Tue,  8 Aug 2000 10:17:55 -0400
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> In the Peer-to-Peer edition of the Lion's book, there is a brief
> mention of a booklet that Lion wrote commenting on Plan 9 source.
> This was apparently during his last sabbatical (1989 or so).
> Presumably this implies something on the order of the 1st edition.
> Would THIS beast be available?

No.  Even for the very very early version of the system it described,
it was incomplete and somewhat confused.  John was really looking
for a new version of the Unix kernel and didn't find it. I'm not sure
if any copies exist, but if they do, I still wouldn't distribute them.
They are a poor description of the system and an unworthy legacy for
for John Lions.

-rob