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Yet another article fetishizing Plan 9 accompanied with a history lesson that doesn't support the conclusion. No, not everything is a file. Having a somewhat s
by moomin 3y ago
Yet another article fetishizing Plan 9 accompanied with a history lesson that doesn't support the conclusion.
No, not everything is a file. Having a somewhat standardised way of accessing certain features in a stream-like way is cool, but it's not the fundamental feature of any unix, it's just a cute piece of user-space. And there's better ways to evaluate a design than aesthetic appreciation.
- lproven 3y agoHang on. You haven't got to the bit about Plan 9 yet. It was only published today. https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/21/successor_to_unix_plan_9/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/21/successor_to_unix_pla... HN post (not mine, I was too slow): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39451861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39451861