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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:42:53 -0700
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From: John Floren <john@jfloren.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] NIX 64-bit kernel is available
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM, s s <leonardnemoi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Very nice.
>
> Are you sure you want to call it NIX, though?
>
> A google search for "nix kernel" returns a lot of unrelated results.
>
> http://www.google.com/#hl=3Den&q=3Dnix+kernel
>
> How about, "Plan-64"?
>
> =A0- Leonard
>

We have discussed this. "Nixie" was a proposed new name, but for now
we'd rather get the actual code and distribution right than worry
about the name.

John