From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1ba6e8a9a350cde0750da5e233feac13@9netics.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:25:35 -0500 Message-ID: From: John Waters To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] Go Topicbox-Message-UUID: 99793af2-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 or "tissah-go" for that matter :) On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Eris Discordia wrote: >> arabic numeral 9 is very close: =DB=B9 > > Puny pedantry: that's a(n) Hindi/Indic numeral. 9 is already an "Arabic > numeral." > > If playing on numerals is allowed why shouldn't they call it IXgo or even > Kyuugo? > > > --On Tuesday, November 10, 2009 22:47 -0800 Skip Tavakkolian > <9nut@9netics.com> wrote: > >>> Another thorny >>> issue is what to name the package, since you can't start a >>> package name with a digit. >> >> arabic numeral 9 is very close: =DB=B9 >> >> > > > > > >