From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:06:32 -0500 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: <40cda7cd696b5db56dc50b9127f88f61@ladd.quanstro.net> In-Reply-To: <<4B0E0A29.5050106@conducive.org>> References: <<4B0E0A29.5050106@conducive.org>> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Scanners Topicbox-Message-UUID: a0f474a4-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > 'export/import' applied to remote resources - especially 'scarce' or expensive > ones (sound cards no longer are..) that could *send back* the results might make > a better present-day example. the resource i want is generally particuarly scarce; there is often just one device that will do. i often import the aoe device of a machine on a storage network, for example. i think thinking that all doo-dads with capability x are equivalent is a mistake, or a misunderstanding of "capability". > I'm well aware that 'marketing' Plan9 is not really on anyone's radar here .. > but there could be a bit more done to convey the availability and value to the > like-minded potential fellow-travelers [1]. One benefit might include more > current device driver import/devel.. funny you should mention that. - erik