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Good to know! I've spent the weekend reading Plan 9 papers, and it's just all such a shame. They tried to save us!
by angersock 11y ago
Good to know!
I've spent the weekend reading Plan 9 papers, and it's just all such a shame. They tried to save us!
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoYep, that's why Al Viro is such an abrasive yet highly entertaining grump. He makes Linus Torvalds look like a sensitivity training counselor in comparison, but his argumentative style is great (query "site:lwn.net al viro udev" for a fun way to waste some time). A veteran Linux kernel hacker who hates udev and cgroups. Yep.
- e12e 11y agoDo you know if he's back on the lists/development in full force? Looks like he had some very serious medical issues last year: http://lwn.net/Articles/439635/ http://lwn.net/Articles/439635/