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Date: Mon,  3 Apr 2006 04:33:21 +1000
From: "Bruce Ellis" <bruce.ellis@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] new compilers
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what else do we need in the plan9 kernel?  and when will the first
linux distribution that comes in a 10 DVD boxed set be released?

brucee

On 4/3/06, Aharon Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:
> In article <2afc30c8b36e542ca0a16fc6f4e4c1a3@plan9.bell-labs.com> you wri=
te:
> >>> P.S.  This doesn't mean I'll ever *forgive* Andy Tannenbaum for spurr=
ing
> >>> the creation of Linux.
> >
> >This is how myths are born.  Andy Tanenbaum (one n) had nothing to do wi=
th
> >Linux.  He started Minix.  Maybe the existence of Minix played a role in=
 Linus'
> >decision to start Linux, maybe not.
> >
> >       Sape
>
> Ah, but he did. There were TONS of people begging Andy to make Minix
> do virtual memory on 386 hardware and also to loosen up somewhat on the
> licensing. He would do neither.
>
> As a result, there were a huge number of people frothing at the mouth to
> just hack on *something, anything* that would run on a 386, so when Linus
> released his toy, the world jumped in.
>
> There were also later exchanges between Andy and Linux about microkernel
> vs. macrokernel etc.  One could probably still find all this on Google
> were one really interested.
>
> It may also help to remember that commercial Unix for 386 was several
> hundred dollars a pop, for a binary-only copy, and that was SVR3 or
> SVR4, not very exciting to people used to hacking on BSD Unix. (Plus
> maybe some additional $$ for a compiler!)
>
> Arnold
>