From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <775b8d190802172323g6c00e380qab1af743c8e240e8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:23:52 +1100 From: "Bruce Ellis" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Non-stack-based calling conventions In-Reply-To: <47B92440.9030609@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <5d375e920802171343p323a2708m9f193ae24d2c14e5@mail.gmail.com> <254278ff3375ec25d8a5db25a0d94270@quanstro.net> <775b8d190802171754k725b9696pdd7692590eaf731f@mail.gmail.com> <47B92440.9030609@gmail.com> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 587e99b8-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 No, the number one barrier is those who answer nearly every thread - with misinformation, usually along the lines of "I don't know what I'm talking about but I'll post anyway". I rarely post and filter me out if you like. To answer Pietro ... Yes, Dis to assembly is common. That's what the JITs are - they are fun and instructive to write. Yes, there was a good C interpreter back in 10th edition days. I was one of the authors. It is still on my micro-vax. To answer Uriel ... I believe shand may have a copy of boyd's stuff. As for Linus, I'm sure he's a nice guy. I'm quite happy with my own life thanks. brucee On Feb 18, 2008 5:22 PM, Robert William Fuller wrote: > Bruce Ellis wrote: > > how did this get past my erik filter? > > > > wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. > > > > four out of four as expected. > > Erik, > > Don't let the bastards get you down. Believe me when I say you're not > the only one who would vote Bruce off the list if it were an option. > > The number one barrier to the advancement of Plan9 is some of the > louder, more unsavory personalities surrounding the project. 9fans > seems to be frequented by more than a few jealous, wanna-be Linus's. > They are the project's greatest liability. > > Regards, > > Rob >