From: jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] lions' commentary
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:07:22 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010112020725.1F773199E1@mail.cse.psu.edu> (raw)
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, George Michaelson wrote:
>
> i am looking for lions' commentary on plan9.
>
> We'd all love one, but didn't he write a commentary on UNIX V6?
>
> I'm reminded of the Jimi Hendrix lyrics as used in the film "Easy Rider"
>
> "Now, if 6 turned up to be 9,
> I don't mind, I don't mind."
>
> -George
I would have let this one by but as the spirit of the great Jimi was
invoked I feel compelled to reply.
Here's what appeared on the list last time this came up:
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:17:55 -0400
> 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
No machine-readable copy exists and Rob's last sentence is spot on.
--jim
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2001-01-12 2:07 jmk [this message]
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2001-01-11 23:30 Vincent D Murphy
2001-01-11 23:58 ` George Michaelson
2001-01-12 0:01 ` William K. Josephson
2001-01-12 0:03 ` George Michaelson
2001-01-12 0:04 ` Andrey A Mirtchovski
2001-01-12 0:08 ` David Arnold
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