From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20120515122838.6DBD218C766D@r-36.net> References: <836eec6b1f8009ba1aeee8b198d88201@quintile.net> <0b594562c2c0d89771f8df8b7399c08a@hamnavoe.com> <3d50c93d-aee6-4df5-9a59-469b01310578@ri8g2000pbc.googlegroups.com> <6AFB7F2F-D4F9-4579-903A-DF6394B97C31@9srv.net> <20120514141510.9ACA218C766D@r-36.net> <20120515092335.GA27559@dinah> <20120515122838.6DBD218C766D@r-36.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:09 +0100 Message-ID: From: Charles Forsyth To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175cbab214bd1904c01276cb Subject: Re: [9fans] Governance question??? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8d03d53c-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --0015175cbab214bd1904c01276cb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 That was actually a joke. The real reason not to keep plans open is there are no plans in the conventional meaning of the word. Let's check: " 1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram. 2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition. God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. M. R. Smith. 3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom. The simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can. Wordsworth. Body plan, Floor plan, etc. See under /Body/, /Floor/, etc. Syn. -- Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project; design; contrivance; device. See /Scheme/." No, I don't think anything has ever been as concrete as that. Dreams, perhaps. We could share our dreams, I suppose. Really, we just make it up as we go along, I think. On 15 May 2012 13:19, Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net> wrote: > Secret Plan 9 Secret Secret Society --0015175cbab214bd1904c01276cb Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That was actually a joke. The real reason not to keep plans open is there a= re no plans in
the conventional meaning of the word. Let's check:

" =C2=A01. A draught or form; properly, a= representation drawn on a
plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine,
or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section
=
of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.
=C2=A0=C2=A0
=C2=A0 2. A scheme devised; a method of action = or procedure expressed
or described in language; a project; as, t= he plan of a constitution;
the plan of an expedition.
= =C2=A0 God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. M. R. Smith.
=C2=A0=C2=A0
=C2=A0 3. A method; a way of procedure; a custo= m.
=C2=A0 The simple plan,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0That they shoul= d take who have the power,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0And they should keep who = can. Wordsworth.
=C2=A0 Body plan,=C2=A0
=C2=A0 Floor plan, etc. See under /Body/, /Floor/, etc.
=C2= =A0 Syn. -- Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project;
= design; contrivance; device. See /Scheme/."

N= o, I don't think anything has ever been as concrete as that. Dreams, pe= rhaps.
We could share our dreams, I suppose. Really, we just make it up as we= go along, I think.

On 15 May 2012 13:1= 9, Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net> wrote:
Secret Plan 9 Secret Secret Society

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