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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:33:09 +0200
From: "Francisco J Ballesteros" <nemo@lsub.org>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] sad commentary
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 I have not even started such thing, but, if you go for it and want help,
count me in :)

> I've been thinking of writing a "Plan 9 for Dummies" style thing;
>  Nemo's book is excellent but definitely aimed at someone most
>  interested in writing code immediately.  Basically stealing the format
>  from all UNIX beginner's books ever written, it would have a chapters
>  about logging on, basic rio usage, basic commands, the file system
>  layout, acme and sam (to match the standard vi and emacs sections!),
>  rc programming, and C under Plan 9.  Imagine chapter one of Nemo's
>  book except greatly expanded.
>
>  Now, before I set quill to parchment (or fingers to keyboard as may
>  be), has anyone else started something like this?
>