http://code.google.com/p/plan9front/source/detail?r=f31b07b59320acda22829bb12bac497cb5a29a69
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Connor Lane Smith <c...@lubutu.com> wrote: > Hey, > > The explanation for IL's deprecation is originally from the Plan 9 > fourth release notes [1]: > >> We are phasing out the IL protocol since it doesn’t handle long-distance >> connections well (and long-distance networks don’t handle it well, either). > > Does anyone know what it is about IL's design that means it doesn't > handle long-distance connections well? > > [1]: http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/release4.html > > Thanks, > cls >
