Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz?

[Andrew Simmons <kodogo@gmail.com>]

> On Oct 2, 2015, at 4:53 am, Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 1 October 2015 at 15:48, Brantley Coile <brantleycoile@me.com> wrote:
> I think he meant the Plan 9 Lion’s commentary, not the Sixth Edition one.
> 
> Yes, and that was in the text I quoted in my reply!


This from jmk to the list iin 2001:

I would have let this one by but as the spirit of the great Jimi was
invoked I feel compelled to reply.

Here's what appeared on the list last time this came up:

	From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
	Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:17:55 -0400

	> In the Peer-to-Peer edition of the Lion's book, there is a brief
	> mention of a booklet that Lion wrote commenting on Plan 9 source.
	> This was apparently during his last sabbatical (1989 or so).
	> Presumably this implies something on the order of the 1st edition.
	> Would THIS beast be available?

	No.  Even for the very very early version of the system it described,
	it was incomplete and somewhat confused.  John was really looking
	for a new version of the Unix kernel and didn't find it. I'm not sure
	if any copies exist, but if they do, I still wouldn't distribute them.
	They are a poor description of the system and an unworthy legacy for
	for John Lions.

	-rob

No machine-readable copy exists and Rob's last sentence is spot on.

--jim