From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] software quality and popularity
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Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 08:01:39 -0400
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On Thu May 24 05:17:27 EDT 2001, DAGwyn@null.net wrote:
> jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com wrote:
> > On Wed May 23 11:25:26 EDT 2001, DAGwyn@null.net wrote:
> > > Oh, great, more usurping of data values for in-band
> > > signalling of exceptional conditions.
> > Oh, great, more whining.
> 
> It is an example of a long-standing and well-known mistake
> in interface design, which *should* be one of the things
> that is "rethought" in Plan 9.  If you guys didn't keep
> implying that the only rationally-designed software is
> that in Plan 9, I might be more tolerant of your mistakes.

Oh great, even more whining.