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> If in POSIX everything is truly a file, then the logical conclusion is that the ideal POSIX "desktop environment" should be a file editor, and the only editor
by jjtheblunt 2y ago
> If in POSIX everything is truly a file, then the logical conclusion is that the ideal POSIX "desktop environment" should be a file editor, and the only editor that can function as such is GNU Emacs.
Is the person thinking of Plan9 rather than POSIX?
- evanjrowley 2y agoComplicating matters further, the Guix project announced support for GNU/Hurd[0], so perhaps everything is a translator (i.e., user-space server)[1]? [0] https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2020/a-hello-world-virtual-machine-running-the-hurd/ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2020/a-hello-world-virtual-machine... [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/documentation/translator_primer.html https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/documentation/transla...