From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <7871fcf50807022150p49efa5f8je93f874d394b1bf6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:50:20 -0400 From: "Joel C. Salomon" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <617ec344d909e304f8fb72f7043568f0@quintile.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline References: <7871fcf50807021530s10096f9bse94c4940356fce6f@mail.gmail.com> <617ec344d909e304f8fb72f7043568f0@quintile.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] Bits of Plan 9 I wish were more popular... Topicbox-Message-UUID: d84b663a-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 T24gV2VkLCBKdWwgMiwgMjAwOCBhdCA3OjEzIFBNLCBTdGV2ZSBTaW1vbiA8c3RldmVAcXVpbnRp bGUubmV0PiB3cm90ZToKPiBTbyB5b3UgaGF2ZSB0aGUgc291cmNlIGZvciB0aGUgcXVhZHJhdHVy ZSBlbmNvZGVyLCBhbmQgYSBEQUMgY2Fubm90IGJlIHRoYXIgY29tcGxleCBjYW4gaXQ/IHdoeSBu b3QgZW1haWwgQ29tZWRpIGFuZCBhc2sgdGhlbSBmb3IgY2FyZCBwcm9ncmFtbWluZyBpbmZvLgoK Q29tZWRpIGlzIGFuIE9wZW4gU29yZXMgcHJvamVjdCB0byB1bmlmeSB0aGUgd29ybGRzIGRhdGEg YWNxdWlzaXRpb24KZGV2aWNlcyB1bmRlciBvbmUgZHJpdmVyIG1vZGVsLiAgSXQncyBhYm91dCBh cyBnb29kIGEgbW9kZWwgYXMgZml0cwp0aGUgTGludXggV2F54oSiIG9mIHRoZXNlIHRoaW5ncywg YW5kIHRoZXJlJ3MgZW5vdWdoIHNhbXBsZSBjb2RlCmluY2x1ZGVkIHRvIG1ha2UgaXQgZmVhc2li bGUgdG8gYnJpbmcgdXAgYSBuZXcgY2FyZCBmYWlybHkgcXVpY2tseS4KUmF0aGVyIGhhdmUgQ29t ZWRpIGRyaXZlcnMgdGhhbiBzb21lIHJhbmRvbSB2ZW5kb3IncyBjb25jZXB0aW9ucyBvZgpob3cg dG8gcHJvZ3JhbSB0aGUgZGV2aWNlLCBidXQgaXQncyBub3RoaW5nIGxpa2UgYSBzaW1wbGUgd3Jp dGUoMikgdG8KL2Rldi9hbmFsb2dvdXQwL2NoYW5uZWwxLgoKVGhlIG9ubHkgaXNzdWUgaXMgdGhh dCBJIGNhbid0IGp1c3RpZnkgdGhlIHRpbWUgbmVlZGVkIHRvIHdyaXRlIFBsYW4gOQpkcml2ZXJz IHdoZW4gYSB1c2FibGUgc3lzdGVtIGFscmVhZHkgZXhpc3RzLgoKPiBTdGlsbCB5b3UgY291bGQg dXNlIDl2eCB0byBydW4gcGxhbjkgb24gdG9wIG9mIHRoaXMgc3lzdGVtLCB0aGF0IHdheSB5b3Ug Y291bGQgbWF5YmUKPiBtaWdyYXRlIHRoZSBzeXN0ZW0gZ3JhZHVhbGx5LgoKVW5sZXNzIHZ4MzIg Y2FuIHJ1biByZWFsLXRpbWUgdGFza3MgKHByZXR0eSBzdXJlIGl0IGNhbm5vdCkgdGhhdCdzIG5v dAptdWNoIHVzZS4gIEFsbW9zdCBldmVyeSBiaXQgb2YgbXkgY29kZSAoYWxsIGV4Y2VwdCBhIHZl cnkgdGhpbiBjb21tYW5kCmludGVyZmFjZSkgaXMgbGl2aW5nIGluIGEgbG9hZGFibGUga2VybmVs IG1vZHVsZQoKRG9uJ3QgeW91IHdhbnQgS2FsbWFuIGZpbHRlcnMgaW4gKnlvdXIqIE9TIGtlcm5l bD8KCj4gUnVzcyBoYXMgYSB2ZXJzaW9uIG9mIGxpYnRocmVhZCBmb3Igd2luZG93cyBvbiBoaXMg d2ViIHBhZ2UuCgpEbyB5b3UgbWVhbiBsaWJ0YXNrPyAgVGhhdCBjb3VsZCBiZSBoZWxwZnVsIHRv bywgYnV0IHRoZSBzeXN0ZW0gdXNlcwppbnRlcnJ1cHRzIHNvIGNhbm5vdCBlbnRpcmVseSBiZSBy dW4gYXMgY29vcGVyYXRpdmUgbXVsdGl0aHJlYWRpbmcuCgpUaGUgZGlzY2lwbGluZSBvZiB0aGlu a2luZyBpbiB0ZXJtcyBvZiBjaGFubmVscy4gZXZlbiBpZiB0aGUKaW1wbGVtZW50YXRpb24gaGFz IGdvbmUgYS1nbGV5LCBpcyBwcm92aW5nIHVzZWZ1bCB0b28uCgotLUpvZWwK