What's so odd about it? The same comment applies to Plan9 &amp; 9p:<br><br>&quot;Sure, some other operating systems have programs for accessing web or ftp<br>sites, or looking inside zip files. But how many provide an open ended
<br>and extensible system that allows you to access any such resource using<br>the same I/O commands you'd use with regular disk files?&quot;<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ronald G Minnich
</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov">rminnich@lanl.gov</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">&quot;Sure, some other languages have libraries for accessing web or ftp
<br>sites, or looking inside zip files. But how many provide an open ended<br>and extensible system that allows you to access any such resource using<br>the same I/O commands you'd use with regular disk files?&quot;<br><br>
hmm. in the language library? Well, I guess if that's all you can do ...<br>but this is a really odd quote.<br><br>And I actually like tcl ...<br><br>ron<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny,
<br>To that goal long ago to me assigned.<br>I'll follow and not falter; if my will<br>Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on.<br> -- Epictetus<br><br>He who enters his wife's dressing room is a philosopher or a fool. -- Balzac