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Subject: Re: [9fans] Interesting in trying out Plan 9
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I didn't actually propose calling it ``Plan 9 for Dummies'', and the
intent was to make it easy for people to try Plan 9 and to explain
what was interesting about it, particulary in contradistinction to
other systems.  This seems to be necessary, since even quite a few
smart Unix people don't understand, unassisted, why Plan 9 is more
interesting and worthwhile.

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Subject: Re: [9fans] Interesting in trying out Plan 9
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> I proposed a `Plan 9 for dummies'

Firstly,
even _I_ do not have such a low opinion of myself that I would
demean myself by buying a book called
"Perl for Pillocks", "Threads for Thickos" or "DBMSs for Dickheads",
even were the subject matter of inordinate interest to me.

Secondly
<intellectual-snobbery>
do we really want plan9 being used by Dummies?
Look what happened to Unix.
</intellectual-snobbery>

How about "Plan9 for the Perspicacious"?

	Dave.


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