From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <6FD675BC714D323BF959A53B@192.168.1.2> References: <7f45cadfe5a8a6362c772cab2f56be53@proxima.alt.za> <6FD675BC714D323BF959A53B@192.168.1.2> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:15:33 +0100 Message-ID: <6a3ae47e0904170915u6af36befpc647a47dba30d2f0@mail.gmail.com> From: Robert Raschke 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] security questions Topicbox-Message-UUID: e232eca8-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Eris Discordia wrote: > Very nice of you to go to lengths for describing Inferno to a non-techie. > Thank you. Just got the Fourth Edition ISO and will try it. Maybe even learn > some Limbo in long term. Also note there's a new book out that includes Inferno as a major example, essentially explaining OS principles in general, in Inferno, and in Linux: Principles of Operating Systems: Design and Applications by Brian Stuart ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1418837695 ) I've only just started reading it, so can't really comment on how good it is yet. Looks promising so far though. Robby