Re: [9fans] Essay: Is network transparency something bad?

[Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>]

>  > Anyway.  As Russ pointed out, he makes a few good points, but the
>  > solution might not fit the crime here.  If he were exposed to a system
>  > with a different type of interface, he might feel very differently.
>
> Hmmm. I have been using Plan 9 over a wireless with a lot of delay
> today (for some strange reason I can't really understand). Hangups and
> timeouts are really painful. Things like importing /net on all your system,
> getting a big delay, a hangup, and getting all your applications blocked are the
> sort of things he talks about. This can happen in Plan 9. Importing
> /net is powerful, but when it bites, it bites hard!!!.

Oh, don't get me wrong; I'm not saying it can't be painful.  But the
salient characteristic is that you *know* you're doing it, and in the
example he gave, one might not.

	- Dan C.