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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:46:27 -0400
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Subject: [9fans]  unknown error message
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> Thanks, that's what I was curious about. shoulda grepped but figured
> one of you would know off the top of your head. :)

is posting to 9fans now easier than grep?

probablly not.  recently i've been working with a
few non-plan 9 guys, and the ones that take the
time to look at the system are at first appalled
by the simplicity.  that's it?  really, that's it.  i've
learned to ignore that.  inevitably, a question
similar to this thread comes up.  how to i find xyz.
i get xyz error message.  well, g xyz /sys/src.
that's it?  really, that's it.

i think the complexity of most systems can knock
one of one's rhythm and forget that it can be
as appalingly simple as grep.

plan 9 is fairly unique in that it's a system one can
reasonablly hope to understand by reading the source.
that's it?  really, that's it.

- erik