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From: Charles Forsyth <forsyth@terzarima.net>
Date: Tue,  8 Jul 2008 17:47:08 +0100
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Subject: Re: [9fans] why not Lvx for Plan 9?
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> Think of 9vx and lguest and friends as "software tools". "Software
> tools" did a lot to popularize the ideas of Unix, and made it easier
> for people to consider using the real thing.

yes, but that was when the underlying system was System 370, VMS, PRIME, GCOS, ...
which didn't do all that much for you.  now the underlying system has all the fun.
(unless you need to program it.)