From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:29:57 +0000 From: Balwinder S Dheeman Message-ID: <48jj97x3d7.ln2@news.homelinux.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit References: <9jbh97xjn4.ln2@news.homelinux.net>, <80B3B27C-C0BA-47D6-BC54-96F349FA9E1E@fastmail.fm> Subject: Re: [9fans] 9vx patch to read environment var PLAN9 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 01d93b10-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On 04/15/2010 03:46 PM, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote: > > On 15 Apr 2010, at 09:44, Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: > >> On 04/14/2010 09:55 PM, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote: >>> >>> I don't usually like to say "why bother", but given 9vx could be >>> launched with the appropriate parameter from a 2 line shell script >>> (including the #!), why are you even debating this? >> >> Just to add more complications ;) > > Did you choose the word "complications" because in watchmaking it > denotes extra (and often near-pointless) features? :D > > In the minute space within a wristwatch complications are wonderful > things, particularly when the whole watch is mechanical, but in a > computer... A computer is a working machine, a mechanical wristwatch > today is first and foremost art. > > Speaking of watches, I can't resist sharing these for those who have > time to waste: > http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2010/03/hodinkee-shares-baselworld-videos-of.html > > http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2010/03/rebellion-t-1000-vertical-roller.html > http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2010/03/4n-mvt01-four-numbers-disc-watch-by.html > > > I wonder if anything is signified by the seeming inability of the > watchmaking fraternity to make a simple website? MB&F are about the most > seminal group in the field, but they use flash for a very simple menu: > http://www.mbandf.com/ Please don't compare apples with oranges. I'm sure you have not read, "Program design in the UNIX® environment" (http://werc.homelinux.net/links/reference_material/unix_prog_design.pdf); these notes are still valid today and are applicable to Plan9 environment also :) -- Balwinder S "bdheeman" Dheeman Registered Linux User: #229709 Anu'z Linux@HOME (Unix Shoppe) Machines: #168573, 170593, 259192 Chandigarh, UT, 160062, India Plan9, T2, Arch/Debian/FreeBSD/XP Home: http://werc.homelinux.net/ Visit: http://counter.li.org/