From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] one reason ideas from Plan 9 didn't catch on From: "rob pike" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20011114142914.DC9FB199F2@mail.cse.psu.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:29:12 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 2288d9ee-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 > What advantages do you find to this, over pure capability systems? The most important aspect of Plan 9's design is that its unusual properties all derive from the use of files, a concept every computer user and programmer is comfortable with. For example, make every resource file-like, add a network file system, and suddenly every resource can not only be accessed remotely, the users easily grasp how to do so. This really is the crux of the system: a combination that combines ease of composability with familiarity. -rob