From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] usage of CPU server
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Thu,  2 Nov 2000 13:02:43 -0500
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The one feature in that long list that is notably absent is the ability
to export functions.  We had a long acrimonious debate with Korn.
I never understood his reason for not making functions exportable.
It was always Bourne's intention (I asked him) and the main reason
for doing the 8th edition shell was to have exportable functions.
The rest (builtin most especially) followed from that decision.

-rob