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From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Compiling 9atom kernel WAS: Re: spaces in filenames
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> Perhaps there's a "Plan 9" way to approach the problem which might
> involve a "less-huge" amount of work.

There is nothing "Plan 9" about this.  When a piece of code gets so large
as to be impossible to understand, it's time to throw it out and start
over.

Where we as "engineers" fail is in not making the case that it is cheaper
for the corporate behemoth to re-write rather than extend, embrace, and
bloat.

I can't get started on this right now ...