From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <0e41fbb3657fdf27a32bec6c116fe65d@csplan9.rit.edu> References: <3aaafc130904161943g1d20d435t904bab2f50d19ea8@mail.gmail.com> <0e41fbb3657fdf27a32bec6c116fe65d@csplan9.rit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:52:16 +1000 Message-ID: <775b8d190904162252x375b637drec3d201fc4fa4353@mail.gmail.com> From: Bruce Ellis To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] security questions Topicbox-Message-UUID: dfb4c078-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Not productive huh? That why not even Tiger reads the list anymore. But I read mail from you. brucee On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:48 PM, wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Devon H. O'Dell wrote: >>> 2009/4/16 erik quanstrom : >>>> On Thu Apr 16 22:18:35 EDT 2009, devon.odell@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> > i just stated what i thought the historical situation was. =A0the >>>>> > point was only that changing direction will be difficult. >>>>> >>>>> This thread certainly proves that :) >>>> >>>> a 9fans thread proves nothing. >>> >>> Conceptually, anyway. Why is everyone always so hell-bent on hair-split= ting? :P >> >> So much code, so much precision, so much specificity in dealing with >> computers. It often spreads outside of the computational context and >> into one's personality. >> > > I'd think less that than the well-documented 9fans discussion process: > 1. Someone brings up an idea > 2. Half the list explains why it's bad > 3. Trolling > 4. Deciding on what is most "plan 9-ish" > 5. No code is ever implemented by anyone > > > > John > > >