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From: David Tolpin <dvd@davidashen.net>
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: new release?
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 00:59:05 +0400
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> kind of remarkable that we talk about 'r4' of plan 9. Think about how
> often the various unix-like systems rotate versions and system calls. It's
> quite impressive that plan 9 is so stable year to year.

While I agree that flickering version numbers of some other systems
are just indications of shaky designs, 'stable' differs from 'stalled'
by just two letters. I've read a lot about Plan9, I've played with
it and used it to port a couple of programs (not of general interest);
but I am now trying to understand is it live, or just elegant?

David Tolpin