From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Authentication and "emu -d"
From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk
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Date: Mon,  4 Jun 2001 11:06:18 +0100
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>>PS: Re-reading your answer, it would seem that "emu" has two closely
>>coupled functions that could do with some decoupling, namely "dis"
>>emulation and graphics (I'm reading between the lines, I get the
>>feeling "emu -d"'s failing lies in the management of interaction with
>>its environment).  Perhaps discarding the graphics baggage is an
>>option?  Sounds tough to do, for little gain, but there's something to
>>be said for text-only interactions, and Plan 9 ain't going that way,
>>perhaps Inferno can.

no, not at all, that's easy to sort out.
it's the authentication that worries me.