* [9fans] quote of the day
@ 2009-12-25 9:43 erik quanstrom
2009-12-25 18:48 ` Patrick Kelly
2009-12-26 5:44 ` Jamie Gavahan
0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: erik quanstrom @ 2009-12-25 9:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
"Do not spend too much time trying to figure out why this math works.
The basis for the computation is complicated; the important point is
that this is how Microsoft operating systems do it, and it works. Note,
however, that this math does not work perfectly."
- Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification, p. 32
- erik
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* Re: [9fans] quote of the day
2009-12-25 9:43 [9fans] quote of the day erik quanstrom
@ 2009-12-25 18:48 ` Patrick Kelly
2009-12-26 5:44 ` Jamie Gavahan
1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Patrick Kelly @ 2009-12-25 18:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs'
>-----Original Message-----
>From: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net [mailto:9fans-bounces@9fans.net] On Behalf Of
erik quanstrom
>Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 4:43 AM
>To: 9fans@9fans.net
>Subject: [9fans] quote of the day
>"Do not spend too much time trying to figure out why this math works.
>The basis for the computation is complicated; the important point is that
this is how Microsoft operating systems do it, and it works. Note, however,
that this math does not work perfectly."
> - Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification, p. 32
-_-` Oh boy...
>- erik
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* Re: [9fans] quote of the day
2009-12-25 9:43 [9fans] quote of the day erik quanstrom
2009-12-25 18:48 ` Patrick Kelly
@ 2009-12-26 5:44 ` Jamie Gavahan
2009-12-26 5:50 ` Bruce Ellis
1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jamie Gavahan @ 2009-12-26 5:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 03:43, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> "Do not spend too much time trying to figure out why this math works.
> The basis for the computation is complicated; the important point is
> that this is how Microsoft operating systems do it, and it works. Note,
> however, that this math does not work perfectly."
> - Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification, p. 32
Even better is that it is referred to as "a clever piece of arithmetic" two
pages earlier.
- jamie
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* Re: [9fans] quote of the day
2009-12-26 5:44 ` Jamie Gavahan
@ 2009-12-26 5:50 ` Bruce Ellis
2009-12-26 6:42 ` Akshat Kumar
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Bruce Ellis @ 2009-12-26 5:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
it doesn't work, it doesn't have to, and it's secret!
perfect documentation for shitware.
brucee
On 12/26/09, Jamie Gavahan <redpike@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 03:43, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> > "Do not spend too much time trying to figure out why this math works.
> > The basis for the computation is complicated; the important point is
> > that this is how Microsoft operating systems do it, and it works. Note,
> > however, that this math does not work perfectly."
> > - Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification, p. 32
>
> Even better is that it is referred to as "a clever piece of arithmetic" two
> pages earlier.
>
> - jamie
>
>
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* Re: [9fans] quote of the day
2009-12-26 5:50 ` Bruce Ellis
@ 2009-12-26 6:42 ` Akshat Kumar
2009-12-26 6:49 ` Bruce Ellis
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Akshat Kumar @ 2009-12-26 6:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
So... mm...
Where's the working AMD 64 port again?
oh, ok
ak
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com> wrote:
> it doesn't work, it doesn't have to, and it's secret!
>
> perfect documentation for shitware.
>
> brucee
>
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* Re: [9fans] quote of the day
2009-12-26 6:42 ` Akshat Kumar
@ 2009-12-26 6:49 ` Bruce Ellis
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Bruce Ellis @ 2009-12-26 6:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
answer in one.
On 12/26/09, Akshat Kumar <akumar@mail.nanosouffle.net> wrote:
> So... mm...
>
> Where's the working AMD 64 port again?
>
>
> oh, ok
> ak
>
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com> wrote:
> > it doesn't work, it doesn't have to, and it's secret!
> >
> > perfect documentation for shitware.
> >
> > brucee
> >
>
>
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* [9fans] quote of the day
@ 2008-02-13 22:03 erik quanstrom
2008-02-13 23:08 ` Pietro Gagliardi
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: erik quanstrom @ 2008-02-13 22:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
from the linux kernel:
bootsplash: silent mode.
- erik
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