From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <8ccc8ba40901281451r3f86c24bv5fa33e9bbd80eadc@mail.gmail.com> References: <509071940901271635w30d64235xd1b93b6ef1fe436f@mail.gmail.com> <7871fcf50901281419n3fa41bd2ye62beee686d6079f@mail.gmail.com> <8ccc8ba40901281451r3f86c24bv5fa33e9bbd80eadc@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:26:53 -0800 Message-ID: <4e6ca2050901281626i1daf006eg4ac244e93792f73d@mail.gmail.com> From: Akshat Kumar To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Small program "PlanKey" (paraphrase of DOSKey) Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8c4b67b6-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Yes, it is more about the number of options than anything else. Ever seen desktop menus on FVWM, XFCE, etc.? Disgusting -- and overly complex. In Plan 9, we like keeping just the essentials, but then the problem is that the essentials are different for everyone else and their mothers. It turns out, a great coding technique is convincing everyone else as to what's essential. It's a little like how mint is the best ice cream flavour... ever ak