From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <7871fcf50807021530s10096f9bse94c4940356fce6f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:30:24 -0400 From: "Joel C. Salomon" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline Subject: [9fans] Bits of Plan 9 I wish were more popular... Topicbox-Message-UUID: d7c2b6b4-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 SW4gcmVzcG9uc2UgdG8gdGhlIHJlY2VudCB0cm9sbCBpbnZhc2lvbjoKCkkndmUganVzdCBzdGFy dGVkIHdvcmsgYXQgYSBDTkMgcm91dGVyIG1hbnVmYWN0dXJlciwgZG9pbmcgY29udHJvbApzeXN0 ZW0gcHJvZ3JhbW1pbmcuICBUaGUgbWFjaGluZSBJJ20gdXNpbmcgdG8gdGVzdCAmIHByb3RvdHlw ZSBjb250cm9sCmFsZ29yaXRobXMgaXMgTGludXggd2l0aCB0aGUgUlRBSSByZWFsLXRpbWUgcGF0 Y2hlcyBhbmQgSS9PIGNhcmQKZHJpdmVycyBmcm9tIHRoZSBDb21lZGkgcHJvamVjdC4gIFRoZSB3 YXkgdG8gZ2V0IGEgaGFyZC1yZWFsLXRpbWUKcHJvY2Vzcz8gIEJ1aWxkIGFuZCBpbnN0YWxsIGEg 4oCU4oCUaW5nIGtlcm5lbCBtb2R1bGUhICBBcyByZWdhcmRzCmNvbW11bmljYXRpbmcgd2l0aCBh cmJpdHJhcnkgSS9PIGNhcmRzIENvbWVkaSBpc24ndCBjb21wbGV0ZWx5CnVzZWxlc3MsIG1lcmVs eSBzbyBwYWluZnVsIGl0IHNob3VsZCBiZSBjYWxsZWQgVHJhZ2VkaS4KClRoZSBwcm90b3R5cGlu ZyBtYWNoaW5lIGlzIGNvbXBsZXRlbHkgaW4gbXkgY29udHJvbCwgc28gSSBjb3VsZCB1c2UKUGxh biA5IOKAlCBpZiBJIGNvdWxkIGp1c3RpZnkgd3JpdGluZyB0aGUgZHJpdmVycy4gIFRyb3VibGUg aXMsIHRoZQpkcml2ZXIgZm9yIHRoZSBEL0EgY29udmVydGVyIGNvbWVzIHdpdGggQ29tZWRpIGFu ZCBzb21lb25lIGhlcmUgaGFzCmFscmVhZHkgd3JpdHRlbiBhIGRyaXZlciBmb3IgdGhlIHF1YWRy YXR1cmUgZW5jb2Rlci4gIFNvIEknbSBzdHVjayBvbgp0aGF0IGVuZC4gIEkgZ290IGEgbG90IG9m IHByb2dyYW1taW5nIGRvbmUgaW4gc2Nob29sIHVzaW5nIGFjbWUgdW5kZXIKUGxhbiA5OyBmb3Ig dGhlIGZpcnN0IHRpbWUgSSByZWFsaXplIHdoeSB0aGUgbHVuaXggd29ybGQgbGlrZXMKRWNsaXBz ZS4gIOKYuQoKT24gdGhlIHByb2R1Y3Rpb24gc2lkZSwgSSdtIGFib3V0IHRvIGluaGVyaXQgdGhl IGNvZGUgYmFzZSBmb3IgdGhlCmNvbnRyb2xsZXIuICBUYWtlcyBpbnN0cnVjdGlvbnMgZnJvbSBh IFBDIGhvc3QgdmlhIFVTQiBhbmQgZmFucyB0aGVtCm91dCB0byBzZXBhcmF0ZSBtb3Rpb24gY29u dHJvbGxlciB1bml0cy4gIEFuZCBwYXNzZXMgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24gYmFjay4KIEFuZCB0aW5rZXJz IHdpdGggdGhlIGRhdGEgc3RyZWFtIHdoZW4gdGhhdCdzIGNhbGxlZCBmb3IuICBObwpvcGVyYXRp bmcgc3lzdGVtLiAgSSBtaXNzIGxpYnRocmVhZCDigJQgSSBtYXkgeWV0IHBvcnQgaXQgZm9yIGEg bGF0ZXIKdmVyc2lvbiwgaWYgSSdtIGdvaW5nIHRvIGJlIGNvbnRyaWJ1dGluZyBtdWNoIHRvIHRo ZSBjb250cm9sbGVyIHJhdGhlcgp0aGFuIGp1c3QgbWFpbnRhaW5pbmcgaXQuCgpPbmUgY2hhbmdl IEkgcHJvYmFibHkgd2lsbCBtYWtlIChzaW5jZSB0aGUgZGF0YSBzdHJ1Y3R1cmVzIGFyZSBhbGwK c2NoZWR1bGVkIGZvciByYWRpY2FsIGNoYW5nZSkgaXMgaW4gdGhlIHRyYW5zcG9ydC4gIFRoZSBj dXJyZW50IGNvZGUKYmFzZSBoYXMgY29ycmVzcG9uZGluZyBzdHJ1Y3R1cmVzIG9uIGRpZmZlcmVu dCBtYWNoaW5lcyBkZWNsYXJlZCB3aXRoCnRoZSB2YXJpb3VzICJwYWNrZWQiIHByYWdtYXMgYW5k IHRyYW5zcG9ydGVkIHdpdGggYnl0ZS1vcmRlci1zd2FwcGluZwrigJQgd2hlbiBJIGdldCBteSBo YW5kcyBvbiBpdCBpdCdsbCBiZSBkb25lIHdpdGggcHJvcGVyIG1hcnNoYWxsaW5nLgoKU28gdGhl cmUgd2UgaGF2ZSBpdDogc2FuZSByZWFsLXRpbWUsIGRlY2VudCBoYXJkd2FyZSBpbnRlcmZhY2Vz LApsaWJ0aHJlYWQsIGFuZCBkYXRhIHRyYW5zcG9ydCBtZXRob2RzLiAgUGxhbiA5IHN0aWxsIGhh cyBwbGVudHkgdG8KdGVhY2ggdGhlIHJlc3Qgb2YgdGhlIGNvbXB1dGluZyB3b3JsZC4KCi0tSm9l bAo=