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Subject: Re: [9fans] why not Lvx for Plan 9?
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Skip Tavakkolian wrote:
>  vxlinux under plan9 will be useful, but only to us 9fans.
>
Isn't that good enough reason?

Russ Cox
> Linux vx for Plan 9 would help people who prefer to use
> Linux but must use Plan 9.  I am sure such people exist,
> but I feel no sympathy toward them.  ;-)


I don't ask for sympathy but having a Linux that ran on Plan 9 would be
a useful tool. I need to have Gimp knocking about or an IMAP client for
Gbs of mail.
Do you think the task would be Herculean ?