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Subject: Re: [9fans] Second class citizenship (Was: writing code)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:59:18 +0000
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> Call me an optimist, but all it takes is for some influential
> personality to discover a better way to do things and the entire
> fashion swings.

you're an optimist!  (a new technology has to be compatible with the
old at some level otherwise it can't gain its initial toehold).

i'm not convinced that plan 9 does away with the need for firewalls.
and certainly many companies are not going to be getting rid of their
firewalls in a hurry.

when i'm visiting such a company and want to rendezvous with someone
else via the local network, i should be able to do so securely
without needing a connection to the outside world.