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Subject: Re: [9fans] Passing a file descriptor between processes
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On Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 08:16:30AM -0400, Venkatesh Srinivas wrote:
>
> '#s' is a pretty unfortunate interface,
> though...
>
Maybe.  But it is only a tool and as such it can be replaced or augmented.
It's unlikely that Plan 9 will retain its integrity without #s, but
that does not mean that an alternative can't be installed with similar,
but more friendly semantics.  Hm, let me try this: it means that an
alternative can be installed, more suitable to a slightly different
application.  It does need to be a kernel device.

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