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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:03:29 +1100
From: Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com>
To: lucio@proxima.alt.za,
	Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Second class citizenship (Was: writing code)
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Gotta check those off-by-zero errors.  Check the fortune file.

brucee

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:30:13 +0200, lucio@proxima.alt.za
<lucio@proxima.alt.za> wrote:
> > my theory is that few people think or provide for end cases,
> > whether it's one function or a system.
>
> Sounds like a good principle.  Don't rely on end cases, you may not be
> catered for.  But usually there is enough space further from the
> edges, if you're savvy.  Vint Cerf et al certainly figured that one
> out OK. Although it may need repeating in the not too distant future.
>
> There Plan 9 has the edge with a nice, simple protocol.  But maybe we
> ought to look at the edge cases here too, make sure they are accounted
> for.
>
> ++L
>
>